A Study of the Relationship between the Child-rearing Attitudes and the Maternal Role Strain in Mothers with Infants.
10.4040/jkan.2004.34.2.235
- Author:
Jeong Mo PARK
1
;
Eun Joo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Kyung-In Women's College, Korea. jmpark@kic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Child care attitudes;
Maternal role strain;
Infant
- MeSH:
Adult;
*Attitude;
*Child Rearing;
Female;
Humans;
Infant;
Mothers/*psychology;
Questionnaires;
Socioeconomic Factors;
Stress, Psychological/*psychology
- From:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2004;34(2):235-242
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The main purpose of this study was to identify the correlation between the child rearing attitudes and the maternal role strain of mother with infants. METHOD: This study is designed as a descriptive research study and the data was collected from 82 mothers and infants by means of an interview and questionnaire in a period from July 2002 to December 2002, when they came to screen their infant's growth and developmental state at a public health center. RESULT: The results of this study were as follows : There was a significant positive correlation between the child rearing attitudes and maternal role strain(r.= .53, p= .000). There was a significant difference between the father's employment state and child rearing attitude of mothers(t.=5.22, p<.000). There was a significant difference between male infant and female infants in maternal role strain(t.=3.8, p=0.04). CONCLUSION: When the child rearing attitude was positive, the subject's maternal role strain was high. Also further research is needed on social support or other factors in the subjects in child-rearing attitudes and maternal role strain.
