A research on parental resilience: Mindful parenting and parental stress

The resilience of the family to difficult life events is a topic that has been recently researched in the literature. The factors of parenting that are related to parental resilience are an important issue that needs to be focused more. This research aimed to investigate the role of mindful parenting and parental stress on parental resilience. In the study, parents of 0-6 year old children (N = 183 ) filled out the Family Resilience Scale, Mindful Parenting Scale and Parental Stress Scale via the online platform. According to the research results, parental resilience was positively correlated to mindful parenting and negatively correlated to parental stress. Mindful parenting and parental stress were negatively correlated to each other. According to the regression analysis results, parental stress and mindful parenting predicted parental resilience. The results have shown us that parental resilience can be contributed by addressing and improving parenting from every aspect. Another purpose of this study is to lay the foundation for creating a parenting program based on the results. According to the results, the intervention focusing on mindful parenting aims to reduce parental stress and increase parental resilience.