Relationship between maternal academic achievement pressure and children’s happiness: The mediating effect of academic stress moderated by ego-resiliency

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of academic stress moderated by ego-resiliency in the relationship between maternal academic pressure and children’s happiness This study used data from 12th waves of the PSKC 2019(The Panel Study on Korean Children). 1,412 children’s data were utilized for analysis. The mediating effect of academic stress moderated by ego-resiliency was verified using SPSS process macro. The results are as follows. First, maternal academic achievement pressure showed a positive correlation with children’s academic stress, a negative correlation with children’s happiness. Second, children’s academic stress had a full mediating effect between maternal academic pressure and children’s happiness. Third, children’s ego-resiliency had a moderating effect on the relationship between maternal academic achievement pressure and children’s academic stress. Based on these result, implications and suggestions were provided.s The findings of this study emphasize the importance of promoting ego-resiliency as a moderating variable between maternal academic achievement pressure and children’s academic stress. These findings could be used as a foundation for developing parent education programs to support not to pressure for child’s academic achievement, and for emphasizing importance to promote child’s ego-resiliency.