WITHDRAWN The Role of Self-Compassion and Personal Conflict Resolution Styles in Parenting Stress. WITHDRAWN
Tue-P3-Poster II-101
Presented by: Isabell Weise
The personality characteristic self-compassion entails being kind and understanding towards oneself and seems to be an important resource especially when faced with experiences of suffering or personal failure. The present study investigates the relation between self-compassion and parenting stress within the first years of parenthood. Since previous studies suggest that not only the experience of stress, but also the frequency of conflicts in romantic relationships increases in the transition to parenthood, the present study aims to test the hypothesis that the conflict resolution style mediates the association between self-compassion and parenting stress. 169 mothers and 55 fathers of only one child up to the age of 4 responded to a questionnaire that assessed self-compassion (SCS, Self-Compassion-Scale), conflict resolution styles (CRSI, Conflict Resolution Style Inventory) and parenting stress (PSI, Parenting Stress Index). The results indicate that parents with higher levels of self-compassion report more functional conflict resolution styles and less parenting stress than those with lower levels of self-compassion. Additionally the results suggest that the association between self-compassion and parenting stress amongst mothers is partially mediated by conflict engagement. The present findings underline the relevance of self-compassion for well-being in romantic relationships and parenthood.
Keywords: self-compassion, conflict resolution styles, parenting stress