The Impact of Fathers'Childhood Unpredictability on Their Democratic Parenting Style:The Mediating Role of Parenting Stress and Moderating Role of Co-parenting Consistent Behavior
To explore the relationship and mechanism between pre-school children's fathers'childhood unpredictability and their democratic parenting styles,this study constructed a moderated mediation model based on life history theory.The survey was conducted on 607 fathers of children aged 3-6 using Environmental Unpredictability Measurement Questionnaire,Parental Stress Scale,Parental Style Questionnaire,and Co-parenting Scale.The results showed that:1)The pre-school children's fathers'childhood unpredictability significantly negatively predicted their democratic parenting style;2)Parenting pressure plays a mediating role in the relationship between fathers'childhood unpredictability and their democratic parenting style;3)The moderating effect of parental co-parenting consistent behavior on the relationship between parenting stress and fathers'democratic parenting style is significant.With the improvement of the level of parental co-parenting consistent behavior,the negative predictive effect of parenting stress on fathers'democratic parenting style will gradually weaken.