Objective To compare the parenting stress differences between the preschool children with and without anxiety, analyz the relationship between parenting stress in parents and anxiety in preschool children, to provide scientific basis for prevention and intervention of preschool children's anxiety. Methods A sample of 326 children aged 3~6 were selected from Harbin.Parents were invited to complete the Preschool Anxiety Scale (PAS) and Parenting Stress Index (PSI). Results The proportion of preschool children with anxiety in this surveyed sample was 6.13%, and there was no difference between genders (χ2=2.511, P＞0.05).The rate of higher level parenting stress was 32.5%.The rate of higher level parenting stress was in preschool children with anxiety than without anxiety (χ2=17.53, P＜0.05).Total stress score and each of three scales stress score were higher in preschool children with anxiety than without anxiety (P＜0.05).The scores of parental stress, parent-child dysfunctional interaction and difficult child were positively related with each of dimensions of PAS (P＜0.05). Conclusions Parents of preschool children with anxiety have more parenting stress.The anxiety problem is correlated with parenting stress in preschool children.
Key words
anxiety /
parenting stress /
preschool children
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