Mindful parenting as both buffer and sensitizer in the association between parent–child conflict and parental stress: A diary study

Parent-child conflict is a key source of parental stress, and mindful parenting may serve as a protective moderator. However, little is known about how these associations unfold at both the within-person (daily) and between-person levels. This study examined how daily fluctuations and individual differences in parent-child conflict were associated with parental stress, and whether baseline mindful parenting buffered these links. Seventy-three Chinese parents (M = 37.89, SD = 3.62, 86.3% mothers)