The Actual Condition of Day Care Type and guilt in the employed Mothers

3세 이하 자녀를 둔 취업모의 탁아 실태와 탁아에 대한 죄책감

The purpose of this study was to examine the actual condition of day care type and guilt in employed mothers. The subjects consisted of 172 employed mothers who had children from 2 to 36 monthes of ages. The results showed that the actual conditions of day care type were mostly child care by relatives. Factors that were useful in predicting guilt of employed mothers were the following variables ; satisfaction of day care, change of caregiver, the value of children. Implications for knowledge as well as recommendations for future research are discussed.