J Korean Acad Nurs.  2004 Apr;34(2):235-242.

A Study of the Relationship between the Child-rearing Attitudes and the Maternal Role Strain in Mothers with Infants

• Park JM
• Kim EJ

Abstract

PURPOSE
The main purpose of this study was to identify the correlation between the child rearing attitudes and the maternal role strain of mother with infants. METHOD: This study is designed as a descriptive research study and the data was collected from 82 mothers and infants by means of an interview and questionnaire in a period from July 2002 to December 2002, when they came to screen their infant's growth and developmental state at a public health center. RESULT: The results of this study were as follows : There was a significant positive correlation between the child rearing attitudes and maternal role strain(r.= .53, p= .000). There was a significant difference between the father's employment state and child rearing attitude of mothers(t.=5.22, p<.000). There was a significant difference between male infant and female infants in maternal role strain(t.=3.8, p=0.04). CONCLUSION: When the child rearing attitude was positive, the subject's maternal role strain was high. Also further research is needed on social support or other factors in the subjects in child-rearing attitudes and maternal role strain.

Keyword

Child care attitudes; Maternal role strain; Infant

MeSH Terms

Adult
*Attitude
*Child Rearing
Female
Humans
Infant
Mothers/*psychology
Questionnaires
Socioeconomic Factors
Stress, Psychological/*psychology