Parental intelligence and preschoolers' social competence: the mediating role of parental attachment behavior and the moderating effect of parent gender—A multi-informant study
Miaomiao Wang
BackgroundDeficits in preschoolers' social competence—encompassing emotional understanding, peer cooperation, and conflict resolution—pose significant risks for later school adjustment and interpersonal relationships. Parental intelligence is a core cognitive parenting capacity, but the mechanisms linking it to child social outcomes remain underexplored. Most prior research has focused on maternal parenting, neglecting the synergistic effects of both parents' co-participation, and no study has s