Effects of e-Health Literacy, Parenting Stress, and Maternal Role Confidence on Children’s Health-Promoting Behaviors in Mothers of Infants and Toddlers
10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.2.92
- Author:
So-Hee PARK
1
;
Jeung-Im KIM
Author Information
1. School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health
2023;27(2):92-101
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Purpose:This study aimed to evaluate the effects of e-health literacy, parenting stress, maternal role confidence on children’s health-promoting behaviors in mothers of infants and toddlers.
Methods:The participants were 175 mothers of infants and toddlers. Data were collected from August 30 to September 24, 2022. The effects of e-health literacy, parenting stress, and maternal role confidence on children’s health-promoting behaviors in mothers of infants and toddlers were analyzed using multiple regression using IBM SPSS Statistics ver. 27.0.
Results:Children’s health-promoting behaviors showed a significant positive relationship with e-health literacy and maternal role confidence, and negative relationship with children’s age and parenting stress. The factors affecting children’s health-promoting behaviors were e-health literacy, maternal role confidence, and children’s age, which explained 30.7% of the total variance in children’s health-promoting behaviors.
Conclusion:This study suggests including e-health literacy and maternal role confidence for improving children’s health-promoting behaviors in mothers of infants and toddlers.
