J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2022 Jun;31(2):264-277. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2022.31.2.264.

Effects of a Self-Growing Program Based on the Ecological System Theory for Parenting Stress and Posttraumatic Growth of Middle-aged Women with Adolescent Children

• Lee SM
• Sung KM

• KMID: 2531650
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2022.31.2.264

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a self-growing program (SGP) based on the Ecological System Theory on parenting stress and posttraumatic growth of middle-aged women with adolescent children.
Methods
A quasi-experimental study with a nonequivalent control group and a pretest-posttest design was used. Participants were 82 middle-aged women, living in two cities, with adolescent children who had experienced parenting stress from July 2019 to October 2019. The experimental group (n=40) received 10 SGP sessions for 5 weeks. Data were analyzed using the SPSS 21.0 program for descriptive statistics, repeated measures ANOVA, Independent t-test, Friedman test, and Mann-Whitney U test.
Results
The SGP was effective against parenting stress (F=240.49, p<.001) and posttraumatic growth (x²=70.96, p<.001) of middle-aged women with adolescent children.
Conclusion
The findings revealed that the SGP can be an effective intervention to reduce parenting stress and increase the self-growth of middle-aged women. Therefore, the SGP could be a nursing intervention to support the self-growth of middle-aged women who experience adolescent parenting stress during a developmental crisis.

Keyword

Adolescent; Middle-aged; Parenting; Posttraumatic growth, psychological; Stress, psychological; 중년; 양육; 심리적 스트레스; 외상후 심리적 성장; 청소년