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This research aims to uncover how parental attachment representations and reflective functioning predict children's problem behaviors, specifically comparing fathers and mothers.

February 27, 2026Korean Journal of Child StudiesOpen Access

The Effects of Parental Attachment Representations, Marital Attachment and Parental Reflective Functioning on Children’s Problem Behavior: Differences Between Fathers and Mothers

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HKHatsal Kim SHSae-Young Han

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Observational study explores how parental and marital factors affect children's behaviors, highlighting gender differences.

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This research aims to uncover how parental attachment representations and reflective functioning predict children's problem behaviors, specifically comparing fathers and mothers.
Analyzed data from 446 parents (223 fathers and 223 mothers) of children aged 2–5 years.
Used descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, and structural equation modeling for data analysis.
Conducted a multigroup analysis to assess differences in path models between fathers and mothers.
The structural model fit well, revealing distinct paths from attachment to problem behaviors for fathers and mothers.
Fathers showed a sequential mediation effect where marital attachment and PRF influenced problem behaviors.
Mothers exhibited an indirect effect from attachment representations to problem behaviors solely through PRF, indicating different pathways.

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Kim et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a1350eed1d949a99abe97b https://doi.org/10.5723/kjcs.2026.47.1.109

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