Mediating role of parenting confidence in the relationship between household income and responsive caregiving for high-risk infants aged 0 - 3 years

LIU Panting; ZHANG Lei; PAN Lichao; MA Yun; XU Xin; HONG Qin; CHI Xia; TONG Meiling; QIAN Jun

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2024-1114

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2025, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (9) : 949-953. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2024-1114

Mediating role of parenting confidence in the relationship between household income and responsive caregiving for high-risk infants aged 0 - 3 years

LIU Panting¹, ZHANG Lei¹, PAN Lichao¹, MA Yun¹, XU Xin¹, HONG Qin^1,2, CHI Xia^1,2, TONG Meiling¹, QIAN Jun¹

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Objective To examine the relationships between household income, parenting confidence, and responsive caregiving among caregivers of high-risk infants aged 0 - 3 years, in order to provide evidence to support rehabilitation interventions for this population. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 361 high-risk infants (aged 0 - 3 years) who attended the early intervention clinic at Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University between October 2023 and February 2024.Data were collected using a general information questionnaire, the Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale (KPCS), and the Infant-Toddler Responsive Caregiving Scale (IT-RCS).The relationships among household income, parenting confidence, and responsive caregiving were analyzed, and a structural equation model (SEM) was employed to test the mediating role of parenting confidence in the association between household income and responsive caregiving. Results 1) The total score for parenting confidence in high-risk children is 40.20±3.93, and the total score for responsive care is 66.56±12.33.2) Household income was significantly positively correlated with total parenting confidence scores (r=0.119, P<0.05) and total responsive caregiving scores (r=0.215, P<0.01). Parenting confidence scores was also significantly positively correlated with responsive caregiving scores (r=0.451, P<0.01).3) Household income significantly predicted responsive caregiving (β=0.398, P=0.006).Parenting confidence partially mediated the relationship between household income and responsive caregiving (β=0.154, P=0.021), accounting for 27.90% of the total effect. Conclusions Parenting confidence partially mediates the association between household income and responsive caregiving in caregivers of high-risk children aged 0 - 3 years.Healthcare professionals should focus on enhancing caregivers′ parenting confidence to improve responsive caregiving practices.

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high-risk children / responsive caregiving / parenting confidence / household income / mediating effect

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LIU Panting, ZHANG Lei, PAN Lichao, MA Yun, XU Xin, HONG Qin, CHI Xia, TONG Meiling, QIAN Jun. Mediating role of parenting confidence in the relationship between household income and responsive caregiving for high-risk infants aged 0 - 3 years[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2025, 33(9): 949-953 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2024-1114

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