标题：The Mediating Effects of Mother–Teacher Communication Attitudes and Frequency on the Relationship between Maternal Parenting Efficacy and Young Children’s Social Competence
摘要：Objective: This study aimed to explore the differences in mother–teacher communication attitudes and frequency according to maternal working status and to investigate the mediation effect of mother–teacher communication attitudes and frequency on the relationship between maternal parenting efficacy and young children’s social competence. Methods: Participants comprised two hundred and thirty mothers and their children, aged 4–5 years, selected by age proportional allocation sampling. Mothers were requested to complete three questionnaires: a scale to measure parental attitudes and frequency of communication toward caregiver, a scale for parenting efficacy, and a scale to measure young children’s social competence. Results: Mother–teacher communication attitudes varied depending on mothers’ working status. After controlling for working status, mothers’ communication attitudes partially mediated the relationships between maternal parenting efficacy and young children’s social competence. Conclusion: In mediation analysis, mother–teacher communication attitudes showed an important role in enhancing the social competence of young children. This result implies that the ways to enhance mothers’ communication with teachers should be supported and teachers should be encouraged to seek for opportunities to have informative communication.
关键词：working mothers;mother–teacher communication;communicative attitudes and frequency;parenting efficacy;social competence
