Abstract
The purpose of this study was to understand the impact of parental rearing attitudes on the perceived stress of JHSEE (Joint High School Entrance Exam). Using purposive sampling, subjects were recruited from one junior high school in Kaohsiung. Two hundreds and eleven valid questionnaires were used in analyses. Results showed that the ”rejection”, ”expectation” and ”inconsistency” attitudes in mothers as well as the ”rejection” and ”expectation” attitudes in fathers were positively correlated with the perceived stress of JHSEE. The ”pampering” attitudes in fathers were negatively correlated with the perceived stress of JHSEE. Using structural modeling techniques, trait anxiety was found to mediate the impact of the ”rejection” in mothers, ”expectation” and ”inconsistency” in fathers upon JHSEE stress. These results suggested that various parental rearing attitudes among other factors, may help to shape children's trait anxiety, and through which influencing their later adjustment, such as their perceived stress of JHSEE.