Temperament as a Mediator Between Parental Anxiety and Child Mental Health

May 29, 2025

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This research examines how child temperament mediates the relationship between parental anxiety and child mental health outcomes.
Sample size of 606 parents of children aged 6-12, predominantly mothers (91.7%)
Utilized online surveys to measure parental anxiety using DASS-21, child mental health using SDQ, and child temperament using SATI
Data was analyzed with Hayes’ PROCESS macro (Model 4) controlling for sociodemographic variables.
Parental anxiety significantly predicts both child temperament and mental health; both shyness and high-care temperament features are significant mediators.
The indirect effect of high-care temperament on child mental health is stronger than that of shyness.
Parental anxiety continues to have a direct effect on child mental health even when temperament is accounted for.

Investigates child's temperament's role in mediating parental anxiety and mental health in children, suggesting important prevention implications.

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Evren Morgüll (2025) studied this question.

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