Model Structure for Mother-Child Relationship for Korean Infants and Toddlers and Their Mothers.
10.4094/chnr.2017.23.3.268
- Author:
Sun Jung PARK
1
;
Kyung Ah KANG
;
Shin Jeong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Yeoju Institute of Technology, Yeoju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Models structural;
Mother-child relations;
Infants and toddlers mothers
- MeSH:
Child;
Humans;
Infant*;
Mother-Child Relations*;
Mothers*;
Nursing;
Temperament
- From:Child Health Nursing Research
2017;23(3):268-278
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to set up a hypothetical model to explain causal relationships among influential variables in the mother-child relationship for Korean infants and toddlers and their mothers. The research was based on Barnard's (1978) mother-child relations model, and goodness-of-fit was examined. METHODS: The participants were 207 mothers with infants or toddlers. Data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS programs. RESULTS: Regarding the influence of the variables on the mother-child relationship between infants and toddlers and their mothers, social support had a 75% explanation of mother-child relationships, and attachment had a 58% explanation of social support. Attachment had both direct and indirect effects on the mother-child relationships, and social support had direct and total effects on the mother-child relationships. Among child-related variables, child temperament had a moderating effect on the mother-child relationships. CONCLUSION: The findings indicate that the model has utility in developing effective nursing intervention methods to boost mother-child relationships between infants and toddlers and their mothers.
