The Influence of Mothers’ Perception of Co-parenting on Preschoolers’ Behavioral Problems: A Moderated Mediation Model

Abstract

This  study published in Psychological Development and Education undertook a one-year panel survey of 170 five-year-old children in 2 kindergartens of Shanghai and their mothers to examine the relationship of children’s behavioral problems with co-parenting, parents' marital conflicts, and children’s psychological resilience through questionnaire investigation. According to the research theme, the study puts forward the following hypotheses: 1. Marital conflicts mediate the relationship between co-parenting and children’s behaviors. 2. Children's psychological resilience moderates the mediation role of marital conflicts in the relationship of mothers' perceived co-parenting and children's behavioral problems and moderates the second half of the mediating path.