Relationship between parenting stress and behavioral and emotional problems in preschool children: A mediation effect analysis

Table 3 Parental pressure, family upbringing and preschool children's behavior correlation analysis of emotional problems

Variable	PSI-SF, total score	Parenting and sorrow	Parent-child interaction disorder	Difficult children	SDQ total score	Prosocial behavior	Externalizing behaviors	Internalizing behavior	PBI total score	Supporting/participation
Parenting and sorrow	0.563b	1
Dysfunctional parent-child interactions	0.774b	0.524b	1
Difficult children	0.602b	0.541b	0.527b	1
SDQ total score	0.906b	0.637b	0.528b	0.742b	1
Prosocial behavior	0.754b	0.171a	0.207a	0.203a	0.545b	1
Externalizing behaviors	0.554b	0.587b	0.214a	0.525b	0.674b	0.555b	1
Internalizing behavior	0.635b	0.468b	0.562b	0.457b	0.454b	0.602b	0.571b	1
PBI company total score	0.897b	0.524b	0.567b	0.788b	0.842a	0.707b	0.813b	0.604b	1
Support/involvement	0.826b	0.197a	0.557b	0.126a	0.527b	0.204a	0.211a	0.367b	0.574b	1
Hostility/mandatory	0.578b	0.561b	0.587b	0.573b	0.617b	0.531b	0.226a	0.362b	0.603b	0.564b

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01.

PSI-SF: Parenting stress index-short form; SDQ: Strength and difficulty questionnaire; PBI: Parental bonding instrument.