The association between perceived social support and parenting self-efficacy among parents of children aged 0-8 years.

ABSTRACT: Strengthening social support has been recognized as a potentially effective strategy to enhance parenting self-efficacy, but empirical evidence is limited. This study examined the association between perceived social support and parenting self-efficacy.Data of 647 parents of children aged 0-8 years, gathered in the CIKEO cohort study in the Netherlands, were analysed. Data were collected between October 2017 and December 2019. Multivariable linear regression models were used to examine the association between social support and parenting self-efficacy. The mean age of the participants was 33.8 years (SD = 4.9); 94.9% mothers. At the start of the study, 15.1% parents perceived low to moderate social support. Parents who experienced lower levels of social support at the start of the study re

SUBMITTER: Fierloos IN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10541688 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature