Relationship between Goodness-of-Fit for Mother-Preschool Child and Parenting Stress in Mother.
10.4040/jkan.2009.39.1.53
- Author:
Hyang Mi JUNG
1
;
Min Soon AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Dongeui University, Busan, Korea. hmjung@deu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Temperament;
Stress
- MeSH:
Adaptation, Psychological;
Adult;
Age Factors;
Birth Order;
Child Care;
Child, Preschool;
Female;
Gender Identity;
Humans;
Income;
Male;
*Mother-Child Relations;
Mothers/*psychology;
*Parenting;
*Stress, Psychological
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2009;39(1):53-61
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done to identify the relationship between goodness-of-fit for mother-preschool child dyads and parenting stress experienced by the mother. METHODS: Study participants were 500 mothers who had children aged 3 to 5 who attended one of ten kindergartens or infant schools in M City or B City. Descriptive statistics and Pearson's correlation coefficients were calculated using the SPSS program. RESULTS: Comparison of goodness-of-fit scores for mother-preschool child dyad according to the characteristics of the participants, showed a significant difference according to child's age, gender, and birth order, mother's education and occupation, father's age and education, family income, and the chief caregiver in the family. There was a positive correlation between goodness-of-fit scores for mother-child dyad and parenting stress scores for mothers. CONCLUSION: The findings of the study indicate a need to identify differences between children's behavioral problems and parenting styles according to the degree of discord in the mother-child temperaments. It is also necessary to develop and apply nursing programs to promote harmonizing of temperaments, programs in which the characteristics of the child and the mother are considered.
