Korean Parent-Child Health Journal (부모자녀건강학회지)

The Academic Society of Parent-Child Health (부모자녀건강학회)
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A Study of the Relationship between the Intention of Pregnancy and the Parenting Stress of Mothers with Infants

영아모의 양육스트레스와 임신의도와의 관계

  • Cho, Gyoo-Yeong (Nursing Research Institute of Nursing Science, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Son (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Eo, Yong-Sook (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Park, Hyoung-Sook (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Jun, Seong-Sook (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Pusan National University)
  • 조규영 (부산대학교 의과대학 간호학과 간호과학 연구소) ;
  • 김영선 (부산대학교 의과대학 간호학과) ;
  • 어용숙 (부산대학교 의과대학 간호학과) ;
  • 박형숙 (부산대학교 의과대학 간호학과) ;
  • 전성숙 (부산대학교 의과대학 간호학과)
  • Published : 2004.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between the intention of pregnancy and the parenting stress of mothers with infants. Method: The subjects were 124 mothers of infants who visited the public health center during the periods of June 1 to July 31, 2003. Abidin's parenting stress index and Kim's intention of pregnancy were used. Results: The results of the study are as follows. 1. The general characteristics of mothers' age of the normal infants shows that the thirty was 53.2%, the highest. Of religion the buddhism was the most. Infant's sex distribution shows that the male infants was 48.2%, female was 51.6%. Cesarean section distribution was 43.5%, Normal delivery was 56.5%. Milk feeding distribution was 50.5%. 2. The parenting stress of mothers with infants was total $57.05{\pm}13.73$. 3. The characteristics variables significantly related to the parenting stress of mothers with infants was infants's age(F=3.27, p <.05), and the characteristics variables significantly related to the intention of pregnancy was the mother's occupation(t=1.48, p <.05). 4. There was not a Significant relation between the intention of pregnancy and the parenting stress of mothers with infants. Conclusion: Through the study, to increase the health promotions of Mothers with Infants and infants should be a family planning based on results of the study.

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