Parental self-efficacy and satisfaction with parenting as mediators of the association between children’s noncompliance and marital satisfaction

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 42 - Trang 15003-15016 - 2022
Carmit Matalon1,2, Maria Nicoleta Turliuc1
1Department of Psychology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi, Iaşi, Romania
2School of Education, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel

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Parents of young children who exhibit behavioral problems often experience lower marital satisfaction. In the present study we aimed to explore the association between preschool children's noncompliant behavior and marital satisfaction, and to explain it through the mediating role of parental self-efficacy and satisfaction with parenting. Participants were 188 married Israeli couples with a typically developing child aged 3 to 6, selected in a convenience sample. Mothers and fathers independently completed measures of child’s behavior, marital satisfaction, parental self-efficacy, and satisfaction with parenting. Data were collected between September 2019 and February 2020 and were analyzed using the common fate model (CFM). Results indicate a direct, negative association between child's noncompliant behavior and marital satisfaction, which was fully explained by parental self-efficacy and satisfaction with parenting. The study suggests that both parents are affected by their young child’s noncompliance, with a spillover effect from the parent–child relationship into the marital relationship. The findings highlight the importance of early treatment of children's noncompliance and indicate that interventions aimed at enhancing parents’ self-efficacy and satisfaction, as well as the inclusion of both parents in treatment, may be beneficial.

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