Association of Sexual Maturation and Parent-Child Communication on Maturity Fears in Elementary School Girls.
10.4094/chnr.2016.22.2.137
- Author:
Hun Ha CHO
1
;
So Hyun MOON
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Kosin University, Busan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Sexual maturation;
Communication;
Fear
- MeSH:
Fathers;
Female*;
Humans;
Korea;
Mothers;
Sexual Maturation*;
Weights and Measures
- From:Child Health Nursing Research
2016;22(2):137-144
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that influence maturity fears in elementary school girls. METHODS: The participants were 118 3rd and 4th grade students from 3 elementary schools in 3 cities in Korea. Data were collected using questionnaires which included measurement scales for the relative variables and demographic data. Data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and hierarchial regression analysis with SPSS/WIN 21.0. RESULTS: The significant predictors of maturity fears were weight, father-child communication, frequency of maturity communication with father, and close relation with mother. CONCLUSION: For effective management of maturity fears in elementary school girls, programs including weight control, functional communication with father and supportive nurturance of mother should be developed.
