Psychology Research and Behavior Management (Jan 2024)

Mindful Parenting as a Mediator in Parents’ Perspective-Taking: Exploring the Roles of Causal Attribution and Self-Compassion

  • Abidin FA,
  • Novita S,
  • Kustimah K,
  • Hasyyati BM,
  • Azoma M,
  • Darmagita SF,
  • Larasati KA,
  • Millati AQ

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 17
pp. 249 – 258

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Fitri Ariyanti Abidin,1,2 Shally Novita,1,3 Kustimah Kustimah,1,3 Bewizta Maurilla Hasyyati,2 Mumtaz Azoma,2 Shadira Fianni Darmagita,2 Kinanthi Ayu Larasati,2 Athifah Qonita Millati2 1Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia; 2Center for Family Life and Parenting Studies, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia; 3Center for Psychological Innovation and Research, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, IndonesiaCorrespondence: Fitri Ariyanti Abidin, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jln. Ir. Soekarno km. 21. Jatinangor, Kab, Sumedang, Jawa Barat, 45363, Indonesia, Tel +62 22 7794126, Fax +62 22 87920376, Email [email protected]: Existing literature has examined the link between parent causal attribution and self-compassion in parent perspective-taking, but the impact of mindful parenting as a mediator remains underexplored.Purpose: The present study examines the mediating effect of mindful parenting on the relationship between parental attribution and self-compassion in parents’ perspective-taking.Methods: Using a cross-sectional design, 208 parents aged 30 to 59 (M = 42, SD = 4.3) with first-born adolescents aged 12– 18 participated in the study.Results: The results revealed that mindful parenting fully mediated the relationship between parental causal attribution and perspective-taking while partially mediating the association between self-compassion and perspective-taking.Conclusion: These findings emphasize the crucial role of mindful parenting in explaining the relationship between parent causal attribution, self-compassion, and parent perspective-taking. Further research is needed to explore these relationships in more diverse and representative samples.Keywords: mindful parenting, parent causal attribution, parental self-compassion, parents-adolescents, perspective taking

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