Women's Health Nursing (여성건강간호학회지)

Korean Society of Women Health Nursing (한국여성건강간호학회)
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A Study on Infant Temperament and Mother-Infant Attachment of Breast-Feeding Mothers

모유수유 영아모가 인지한 영아기질과 모아애착 정도

  • Jang, Gun-Ja (Department of Nursing, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Chung, Kwi-Ae (Department of Nursing, Yeungnam College of Science & Technology)
  • Published : 2009.09.20
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate infant temperament and mother-infant attachment of breast-feeding mothers with a $5{\sim}7$ month old infant. Methods: This study was descriptive research. The subjects were 258 infants and their mothers participating in 'Year 2007 Healthy Breastfed Baby Contest' on September 5, 2007 and visiting a community health service center from September 1 to December 30 in 2007, The data was gathered by structured questionnaires about the 'maternal attachment inventory (MAI)' and 'what my baby is like (WBL)'. Results: The mean score of WBL was 6.75 and that of MAI was 3.88. In addition, there was a significant positive correlation between the score of infant temperament and mother-infant attachment (r = .33, p < .01). Conclusion: Breast-feeding mothers perceived infant's temperament as more positive, therefore, breast-feeding should be encouraged.

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