Parenting Stress, Maternal Sensitivity to Infant Cues and Child Rearing Environment of First-time Mothers.
- Author:
Hee Soon KIM
1
;
Yeong Hee SHIN
;
Ka Sil OH
;
Tae Im KIM
;
Mi Kyung SIM
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Yonsei University. khssoon@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Parenting stress;
Maternal sensitivity to infant cues;
Child rearing environment;
First-time mothers
- MeSH:
Child;
Child Development;
Child Rearing*;
Child*;
Cues*;
Humans;
Infant*;
Mothers*;
Nursing;
Parent-Child Relations;
Parenting*;
Parents*;
Prenatal Care;
Child Health
- From:Korean Journal of Child Health Nursing
2005;11(4):415-426
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify relations among the parenting stress, maternal sensitivity to infant cues, parenting environment of first-time mothers. METHOD: The participants were 194 first-time mothers of babies aged 1-6 months who visited well-baby clinics in 5 hospitals. The data were collected from April 15 to June 15, 2003. RESULTS: The parenting stress level was moderate with a mean score of 2.4(range 1-5). The parent domain and parent-child relationship domain of the parenting stress scale were significantly correlated with maternal sensitivity to infant feeding cues (r=-.178, p<.05; r=-.197, p<.01). Parenting stress was significantly correlated with childrearing environment(r=-2.19, p<.01). Parenting stress and childrearing environment were significantly different according to the educational level of the mothers and their prenatal care. CONCLUSIONS: Nursing interventions to reduce parenting stress in first-time mothers are needed to improve maternal sensitivity to infant cues and childrearing environment which foster infant development.
