Parental, child and socio-contextual factors associated with parenting self-efficacy among parents of children aged 0-7 years old: the CIKEO study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A high parenting self-efficacy (PSE) has been associated with positive parenting and positive child development. However, there is limited and inconsistent information on factors associated with PSE.

Objective

To investigate factors associated with PSE in parents of children aged 0-7 years old, and to explore whether the associations were different between mothers and fathers.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional analysis of the baseline data from a prospective cohort study: the CIKEO study. A total of 1012 parents (mean age = 33.8, SD = 5.0) completed self-reported measure of PSE and 18 potential factors associated with PSE.

Results

Multivariable models revealed that lower parenting stress, fewer child behavior problems, better eating behavior, be

SUBMITTER: Fang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8934325 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature