Maternal Overparenting and Psychological Resilience in College Students: The mediating Effect of Self-Confidence

Abstract

Objective: To explore the mediating role of self-confidence in the relationship between overparenting and psychological resilience.Methods: A total of 180 college students in Fujian Province were investigated by the maternal overparenting scale, the self-confidence scale and the adolescent psychological resilience scale.Results: There was a significant positive correlation between maternal overparenting, self-confidence and psychological resilience. The direct effect of maternal overparenting on psychological resilience was 0.1077, and the indirect effect of maternal overparenting on psychological resilience was 0.0137 under the mediation of self-confidence. Conclusion: Self-confidence plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between maternal overparenting and psychological resilience.