This study aimed to test the mediating effects of maternal child-rearing attitude in the relation between
mother-child Attachment and academic stress. Research Participants were 494 5th and 6th graders in elementary schools
in Seoul province. The results were as follows. First, the differences in autonomy/control and achievement pressure of
maternal child-rearing attitudes were significant according gender. Also, the differences in academic stress, mother-child
attachment and maternal child-rearing attitudes were not significant according grade. the mother-child attachment and
maternal child-rearing attitude significantly effected on academic stress perceived by elementary school students. Second,
maternal child-rearing attitude mediated the relation between mother-child attachment and academic stress perceived by
elementary school students. Specifically, the mediating effects of autonomy/control and achievement pressure were
significant. Third, it was concluded the autonomy/control and achievement pressure all had a similar meditating effect
on both boys and girls by observing the meditating effect of the child-rearing attitude depending on the sex in the
relationship between mother-child and academic stress. These results extend the study on academic stress in elementary
school students. It is expected that the results of this study provide foundational informations on development of
effective parent education programs and parent-child relationship promotion programs.