摘要：The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between child-mother ‘goodness-of-fit’,mothers’ empathy and parenting stress. A sample of 324 mothers of 5th graders in the Seoul Metropolitan area participated in this study. Mothers answered questionnaires on the levels of their parenting stress,empathy and child-mother ’goodness-of-fit’. Data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficients,as well as multiple and hierarchical regressions. Child-mother ’goodness-of-fit’,as well as mothers’ empathy was a predictor for parenting stress;significant interaction effects were found between child-mother ‘goodness-of-fit’ and the mothers' empathy on parenting stress. These results indicate the need for possible intervention in relation to mothers' empathy levels and to reduce parenting stress.
