Factors Influencing Life Satisfaction for Mothers of Elementary School Children.
10.12934/jkpmhn.2011.20.3.242
- Author:
Jun Ok YOU
1
;
Hee Sook KIM
;
Tae Hi HA
Author Information
1. Kyungpook National University Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Satisfaction;
ADHD;
Spousal support;
Family;
Strength
- MeSH:
Child*;
Humans;
Mothers*;
Parenting;
Parents
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2011;20(3):242-251
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing life satisfaction for mothers with children in elementary school. METHODS: Participants were 243 mothers with a child in first and fifth degree of one elementary school in G city. Data were collected from March 20 to April 9, 2010. The instruments used were Satisfaction with Life Scale, Parent Satisfaction Scale, Korean ADHD Rating Scale, Parenting Alliance Inventory and Scale for Measuring Family Strengths. The data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 14.0 computer program and included one-way ANOVA, Scheffe back-testing, Pearson's correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression. RESULTS: The life satisfaction of the mothers showed significantly positive correlations with parent role satisfaction, spousal support, and family strengths and negative correlations with ADHD. Significant predictors of life satisfaction for mothers with children in elementary school were spousal support and sharing of value systems, and these variables explained 37.0% of the variance in life satisfaction. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that improvement of spousal support and sharing of the family value system should be helpful in promoting life satisfaction for mothers with children in elementary school.
