Mediating role of responsive caregiving in the association between maternal reflective functioning and toddlers'social-emotional competence
Objective To explore the relationship among maternal reflective functioning,responsive caregiving,and toddlers'social-emotional competence,so as to provide a theoretical basis for promoting toddlers'social-emotional development.Methods From December 2023 to January 2024,479 mothers of 12-to 36-month-old toddlers from four municipal childcare institutions in Weifang City were selected by convenience sampling method.A self-designed socio-demographic questionnaire,Parental Reflective Functioning Scale(PRFQ),Responsive Caregiving Rating Scale,and the Chinese version of Urban Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Competence Assessment Scale were used in this survey.The effects of maternal reflective functioning and responsive caregiving on young children's social-emotional competence were analyzed,and Amos 28.0 software was used to construct a structural equation model to verify the mediating role of responsive caregiving.Results 1)The influence of children's gender(t=-3.783),age in months(t=-4.585),being an only child(t=2.324),and family's average monthly income(F=3.643)on young children's social-emotional competence was statistically significant(P＜0.05).2)Pearson correlation analysis showed a significant positive correlation among maternal reflective functioning scores,responsive caregiving,and young children's social-emotional competence(r=0.326-0.503,P＜0.01).3)Mediation analysis revealed that maternal reflective functioning significantly predicted young children's social-emotional competence(β=0.590,P＜0.001),and responsive caregiving partially mediated the relationship between maternal reflective functioning and young children's social-emotional competence,with a mediating effect of 0.157,accounting for 21.02％of the total effect.The model fit well(x2/df=2.908,RMSEA=0.063,NFI=0.926,IFI=0.950,TLI=0.934,CFI=0.950,GF I=0.953,and AGFI=0.926).Conclusion Maternal reflective functioning and responsive caregiving have significant effects on young children's social-emotional competence,and responsive caregiving partially mediates the relationship between maternal reflective functioning and young children's social-emotional competence.
toddlersresponsive caregivingparental reflective functioningsocial-emotionalmediating role
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