The study examined the relationship among job satisfaction, parental role satisfaction, and
child-rearing behavior on fathers of preschool children. In addition, the study researched the
mediation effect of parental role satisfaction between job satisfaction and child-rearing behavior. For
such purposes, the study collected data by using questionnaires, targeting 376 fathers of children
aged 3-5 in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do province. They completed questionnaires regarding Job
satisfaction, parenting satisfaction, and child-rearing behavior. The major findings of this study
were as follows: first, there was a significant relationship among job satisfaction, parental role
satisfaction, and child-rearing behavior of fathers. A fathers' negative job satisfaction was
negatively related to a child-rearing practices. The relationship between fathers' job satisfaction, and
child-rearing behavior was mediated by parental satisfaction.