摘要：This study examined the re1ati0l1ship among Preschoolers` temperament,parenting sense of competence,and mothers` parenting behavior. It also examined the mediating effects of parenting sense of competence on the relationship between preschoolers` temperament and mothers` parenting behavior. A total of 155 mothers with preschoolers aged 3 to 4,83 boys and 72 girls,living in Seoul,participated in this study. The mothers completed questionnaires designed to measure preschoolers` temperament,parenting sense of competence,and mothers,parenting behavior. The results indicated that preschoolers` temperament and mothers` parenting sense of competence were significantly related to warmth/acceptance and rejection/restriction. Additionally,preschools` temperament was significantly related to parental efficacy and dissatisfaction. Furthermore,parenting sense of competence mediated the relationship between preschoolers` temperament and mothers` parenting behavior. In particular,it was found that parental efficacy fully mediated the relationship between preschoolers` activity level and mothers` rejection/restriction. These findings imply that improving mothers` parenting sense of competence needs to be emphasized in designing prevention and intervention programs aimed at enhancing mothers` positive parenting behavior.
关键词：preschoolers` temperament;Parenting sense of competence;mothers` parenting behavior
