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Objectives: This study aimed at identifying factors related to the frequency of family shared activities as reported by mothers of a child aged from 0 to 12, and examined how they differed for families with or without a preschooler. Method: Data for this study were collected through an online survey from 2,550 mothers whose eldest child was between 0 and 12 years old. We analyzed the data using descriptive statistics, t-test, and logit model. Results: First, the proportion of mothers who reported to have a family shared activity more than once a week was higher for those with a preschooler child than those with a elementary school child. Second, mothers with a preschooler child were more likely to have a family shared activity more than once a week when the child was younger, the mother has a college or higher degree, and the monthly household income is more than 6 million Korean won, and mothers agreed strongly to the statement that they engaged in a family shared activity for academic and holistic development. Third, mothers with an elementary school child were more likely to have a family shared activity more than once a week when the child was younger, the father had an educational attainment of over college graduate, and mothers reported higher efficacy in overall parenting competency. Conclusions: How the socio-demographic variables, motivators for family shared activities, and parenting efficacy were associated with the mothers’ reported frequency of family shared activities differed for families with or without a preschooler. Based on the findings, we attempted to suggest ways to facilitate family shared activities for families in child rearing and child education stages of family life cycle.

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