The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of social support and
self-efficacy for parenting task on parent involvement of early childhood education.
Subjects were 181 mothers with children ranging in age from three to five years old.
Instruments used in this study were: 1) Self-efficacy for parenting task
index(Colemen, Karraker, 2000), 2) Social support(Shin, 1997 ; Lee, 2006) and 3)
Parent involvement(Conduct Problem Prevention Research Group(CPPRG), 1995;
2002). Data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation and hierarchical multiple
regression analysis. Results of this study show that self-efficacy for parenting
related to children's achievement and recreation, social support from the husband
were positively correlated to the parent involvement of early childhood education.
Also, mothers' self-efficacy for parenting task mediated between social support and
parent involvement of early childhood education.