Mindfulness, parenting behavior, and children's mental health: An investigation among diverse, low-income mothers of preschool aged children

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作者
Rivera, Carlos E. [1 ]
Coyne, Lisa W. [2 ]
Daigle, Katrina M. [3 ,7 ]
Guzick, Andrew [4 ]
Reid, Adam [5 ]
Shea, Sarah [6 ]
机构
[1] New England Ctr OCD & Anxiety, Cambridge, MA USA
[2] New England Ctr OCD & Anxiety, Harvard Med Sch, Dept Psychiat, Boston, MA USA
[3] Suffolk Univ, New England Ctr OCD & Anxiety, Dept Psychol, Boston, MA USA
[4] Baylor Coll Med, Houston, TX USA
[5] Harvard Med Sch, Dept Psychiat, Boston, MA USA
[6] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Boston, MA USA
[7] Suffolk Univ Psychol Dept, 73 Tremont St 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02108 USA
关键词
Mindful parenting; Internalizing; Externalizing; Punitive parenting; Acceptance; SELF-REPORT; PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES; RISK-FACTORS; STRESS; FAMILIES; YOUTH; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; INTERVENTIONS; ASSOCIATION; ADOLESCENTS;
D O I
10.1016/j.jcbs.2022.03.003
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Mindfulness is a multifaceted construct, encompassing the ability to observe, describe, accept without judgment, and act with awareness, which has been shown to have a meaningful impact on parenting. The present study evaluated the relationship between discrete facets of mindfulness, mothers' parenting behaviors, and their children's mental health via a mediation model linking parental mindfulness to their children's psychological functioning through adaptive parenting behaviors. Low-income, racially and ethnically diverse mothers (N = 137) of preschool aged children (3-6 years-old) were recruited from programs for diverse, low-income families around an urban northeastern USA area. Mothers completed questionnaires assessing mindfulness, parenting behaviors, and their children's psychological functioning. Results revealed that punitive parenting mediated the relationship between lower parental mindfulness and greater child externalizing problems. Parenting behaviors were not found to mediate the relationship between mindfulness and internalizing symptoms. Regarding facets of mindfulness, mothers' ability to describe was associated with fewer internalizing symptoms, their capacity to observe was associated with less inconsistent parenting behaviors, and their tendency to act with awareness was associated with less punitive parenting. Mothers' ability to accept without judgment was the most consistent predictor of child functioning and parenting behavior, as lower acceptance among mothers was found to significantly predict more inconsistent and punitive parenting behaviors, as well as more child externalizing and internalizing symptoms. These results support the importance of mindfulness in parenting behaviors and child psychosocial functioning in a diverse sample of low-income mothers, and highlight acceptance without judgment as a particularly meaningful target for future mindfulness-based parenting interventions.
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