Unequal Division of Child Care between Korean Spouses and Children’s Self-Regulation: The Mediating Roles of Parental Mental Health, Marital Conflict, and Parental Warmth

This longitudinal study examined associations between parents’ unequal division of child care when children were 5 years of age and children’s self-regulation difficulties 2 years later, and whether parents’ mental health problems, marital conflict, and warmth toward children mediated this association. Participants were 1707 families drawn from the Panel Study on Korean Children. Mothers and fathers reported on their perceptions of inequality in...