title: Mindfulness in Parenting and Coparenting.
abstract: Mindfulness has been established as a critical psychosocial variable for the well-being of individuals; however, less is understood regarding the role of mindfulness within the family context of parents, coparents, and children. This study tested a model examining the process by which parent dispositional mindfulness relates to parenting and coparenting relationship quality through mindful parenting and coparenting. Participants were 485 parents (59.2% mothers) from three community samples of families with youth across three developmental stages: young childhood (3 - 7 yrs.;n= 164), middle childhood (8 - 12 yrs.;n= 161), and adolescence (13 - 17 yrs.;n= 160). Path analysis using maximum likelihood estimation was employed to test primary hypotheses. The proposed model demonstrated excellent fit. Findings across all three youth development stages indicated both direct effects or parent dispositional mindfulness, as well as indirect effects through mindful parenting and mindful coparenting, with parenting and coparenting relationship quality. Implications for intervention and prevention efforts are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Vermont.
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parent
authors.affiliation: University of Georgia.
authors.forename: Laura G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: McKee
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: Margret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anton
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: Deborah J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: University of Vermont.
authors.forename: Rex
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Forehand
keywords: coparenting; mindful coparenting; mindful parenting; mindfulness; parenting