취업모의 다차원적 완벽주의와 무기력 성향이 양육스트레스에 미치는 영향

Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of multidimensional perfectionism and lethargy tendency on parenting stress in working mothers with infants and toddlers, and to verify the mediating effect of emotional change. Methods In September 2021, 312 working mothers with infants and young children were surveyed using the multidimensional perfectionism scale, helplessness scale, parenting stress scale, and emotional relief scale. Results were derived from the collected data through correlation analysis, regression analysis, Baron & Kenny's 3-step mediating effect analysis, and bootstrapping. Results First, working mothers' multidimensional perfectionism was found to be significantly correlated with parenting stress, and among the sub-factors of multidimensional perfectionism, only socially imposed perfectionism was found to be significantly correlated with parenting stress. Second, helplessness of working mothers was found to be significantly correlated with parenting stress. Third, in the effect of social imposition perfectionism, a sub-factor of multidimensional perfectionism, on parenting stress, emotional hunger was found to be completely mediated. Fourth, in the effect of helplessness of working mothers on parenting stress, emotional ups and downs were found to have a partial mediation. Conclusions From the above results, it can be seen that counseling intervention and parenting education should be conducted according to the personality characteristics and emotional situation of mothers who complain of parenting stress in counseling and clinical aspects.