Moderating Effect of Parenting Style on the Association between Parenting Style and Children’s Cooperative Competence

Abstract

This study aims to empirically explore the effective parenting styles that foster the development of children's cooperative competence. Specifically, this study examines the lasting impact of parenting styles(warmth, autonomy support, structure, rejection, coercion, chaos) on children's cooperative competence(group promotion, followership, conflict resolution). Additionally, this study aims to scrutinize the moderating effects of these parenting styles. Using the cohort of middle school students(1st and 3rd graders) from the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey 2018(KCYPS 2018), this study employed multiple regression analysis with a dual control approach. The results revealed that parental warmth and structure significantly contributed to the sustained positive impact on children's group promotion. Similarly, structure had a lasting positive effect on followership and conflict resolution. Conversely, rejection exhibited a detrimental impact on these dimensions of children’s cooperative competence. Regarding the moderating effects of parenting styles, this study identifies substantial moderation by parental rejecting attitudes. To elaborate, when children exhibit lower levels of cooperative competence, parents demonstrating accepting attitudes— preventing the experience of familial rejection - prove effective in fostering cooperative competence development. The results of this study are expected to contribute to develop specific measures to support for the development of children's cooperative competence