the relationship between decentering and children's psychosocial adjustment through the mediation of parenting

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K03276
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 10020:Educational psychology-related
• Research Institution: Kanazawa University (2021); Kobe Gakuin University (2019-2020)
• Principal Investigator: Murayama Yasuo 金沢大学, 人間科学系, 准教授 (00728785)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 脱中心化 / 養育行動 / メンタルヘルス / 心理社会的適応 / 幼児

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Research has reported associations between maternal mental health and maltreatment which is related to children's psychosocial maladjustment. Therefore, variables which maintain maternal mental health may contribute to elevated children's psychosocial adjustment through the mediation of positive parenting. However, few studies have examined such a mediation model. The current cross-sectional study sought to investigate the relationship between decentering during parenting and children's psychosocial adjustment through the mediation of both positive and negative parenting. 1212 mothers who had oldest children aged 3 to 6 years participated an online survey. Mediation analyses indicated that decentering was associated with children's psychosocial adjustment through positive and negative parenting. The findings in this study suggest that improving maternal decentering can be an effective strategy which encourages mothers to conduct positive parenting rather than negative one.

Free Research Field

臨床発達心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の結果を踏まえると，養育時の脱中心化の向上を図ることは養育支援になり得ると考えられる。脱中心化は認知療法によって向上し（e.g., Teasdale et al., 2002）、その向上過程には、認知療法内で繰り返し行われる内的体験の観察が根幹であると示唆されている（Teasdale et al., 2001）。このことから，養育支援において，子どもの行動の解釈，養育者が自身に向ける「養育者」としての評価等を，養育者が繰り返し内省することで，養育時の脱中心化の向上が図られる可能性がある。