Citation

Tokunaga A, Iwanaga R, Yamanishi Y, Higashionna T, Tanaka K, Nakane H, Tanaka G. Pediatr. Int. 2019; 61(7): 652-657.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Science, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Japan Pediatric Society, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/ped.13876

PMID

31044477

Abstract

BACKGROUND: It has been reported that the evaluation of a child tends to differ between the mother and father regardless of whether the child has a disability or not, although parents have key information about the behavioral characteristics of the child. However, the number of reports in Japan is limited. We, therefore, investigated the relationship between the parenting stress experienced by parents of nonclinical preschool children and the children's behavioral characteristics in the present study.

METHOD: The subjects were 83 pairs of mothers and fathers with nonclinical children in kindergarten and nursery school (average age: 59.1 ± 13.0 months, 36 boys, 47 girls). The study was conducted using the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF) and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ).

RESULTS: There was no difference in the PSI-SF scores between mothers and fathers, but hyperactivity/inattention, peer relationship problems, and the total score of the SDQ were significantly higher in fathers. The results of a multiple regression analysis showed that parenting stress experienced by fathers was significantly related to hyperactivity/inattention, while parenting stress experienced by mothers was significantly related to peer relationship problems and emotional symptoms.

CONCLUSION: Results suggest that children's behavioral characteristics related to parenting stress differ between mothers and fathers. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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Language: en

Keywords

Child behavior; Mothers and Fathers; Parent report; Parenting stress; Preschoolers