Correlations among Working Mothers' Satisfaction with Non-maternal Infant Care, Social Support from Others, and Parenting Efficacy
10.21896/jksmch.2019.23.1.23
- Author:
Sae Eun PARK
1
;
Kyung Sook BANG
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
mother;
infant;
parenting;
social support
- MeSH:
Caregivers;
Education;
Grandparents;
Humans;
Infant;
Infant Care;
Infant;
Mothers;
Parenting;
Parents
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health
2019;23(1):23-34
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate working mothers' satisfaction with non-maternal infant care, social support, and the relationships thereof with variables including parenting efficacy. METHODS: A total of 116 working mothers who had experiences of infant non-maternal care were recruited from online communities of working mothers, and 93 participants were ultimately included in this study. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires in March 2018. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA and Pearson correlation coefficients were used for analysis. RESULTS: Satisfaction with non-maternal care showed positive correlations with social support from others (r=0.52, p < 0.001), and parenting efficacy (r=0.39, p < 0.001). There was a significant positive correlation between social support from others and parenting efficacy (r=0.32, p=0.002). Satisfaction with non-maternal care was relatively high (86.27%), and it was highest when non-maternal care was provided by the maternal grandparents. The mean score for social support from others was 36.49±8.86. CONCLUSION: To increase satisfaction with non-maternal care, education for non-maternal caregivers and social support programs for working mothers are required.
