The Effect of Mothers' Self-Esteem on Parenting Stress Through the Mediation of Disability Acceptance: The Moderated Mediation Effect of Family Health

This study was conducted to verify the mediating effect of disability acceptance and the controlled mediating effect of family health in the relationship between self-esteem and parenting stress of mothers with disabilities. To this end, frequency analysis, correlation analysis, descriptive statistics analysis, and regression analysis were conducted on 169 mothers of children with disabilities in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province using the SPSS statistical program. The main analysis results are, first, the self-esteem of mothers with disabilities had a positive effect on disability acceptance. Second, the disability acceptance of mothers with disabilities had a negative effect on parenting stress. Third, in the effect of the mother's self-esteem of children with disabilities on parenting stress, disability acceptance had a complete mediating effect. Fourth, there was a controlled mediating effect of family health in the effect of the mother's self-esteem of children with disabilities on parenting stress through disability acceptance. Based on the research results, it is suggested that it is necessary to provide counseling to increase self-esteem of mothers with disabilities, support for programs and parental education to increase family health.