The presence of meaning in parenthood and parental self-efficacy: a serial mediation model from social support to parent-child relationships
Social support is positively associated with parent-child relationships, both directly and indirectly, via the presence of meaning in parenthood and parental self-efficacy. Future research could employ the serial mediation model to explore the effects of social support on the well-being of parents and children. Additionally, future practice may prioritize the presence of meaning in parenthood as a crucial outcome indicator for parenting interventions.
Authors
- Lei Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5326-1488)
- Lei Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7485-7619)
- Li Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4294-3934)
- Siu‐ming To (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4963-4675)
- Ming‐wai Yan
Institutions
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Nanjing University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychology
- Published
- 2025-02-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02429-1
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.23
Funders
- Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China