The association between parenting stress and young children’s social–emotional competence: a moderated mediation model

(1) Parenting stress is significantly and negatively associated with young children's social-emotional competence. (2) Mindful parenting plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between parenting stress and young children's social-emotional competence (indirect effect = -0.02, 95% CI [-0.033, -0.001]). (3) Family socioeconomic status played a significant but weak moderating role in the association between parenting stress and young children's social-emotional competence, and this negative moderating role was stronger in families with high family socioeconomic status (<i>β</i> = -0.03, <i>p</i> < 0.005, 95% CI = [-0.050, -0.002]).