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The Development and Validation of a Maternal Happiness Scale for Mothers with Young Children, School-Aged Children, and Adolescents

유아-청소년 자녀를 둔 어머니의 행복감 척도 개발 연구

  • Chung, Kaisook (Department of Early Childhood Education, Pusan National University) ;
  • Park, Jaekook (Department of Special Education, Pusan National University) ;
  • Park, Suhong (Department of Education, Pusan National University) ;
  • Yoo, Meesook (Department of Child Welfare, Sookmyung Women's University) ;
  • Choi, Eunsil (Educational Development Institute, Pusan National University) ;
  • Seo, Bosoon (Busan Gueje Elementary School Kindergarten)
  • Received : 2012.09.30
  • Accepted : 2012.11.21
  • Published : 2013.02.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a maternal happiness scale which can be used for mothers who take care of young children, school-aged children, and adolescents. First, the maternal happiness scale was developed based on literature review and the consent of experts. Finally it was consisted of 56 items from 18 elements of happiness through checking the contents validity with professionals. Second, final respondents for the survey were 1300 mothers who had children with and without disabilities in Seoul, Busan, Gyeonggi, and Kyungnam. Third, the 8 factors including the 53 items were extracted through the mothers' appraisal of the items and the review of the adequacy for the factor analysis. The 8 factors were consisted with 'Family relations with family', 'Laid-back life and self-esteem', 'Physical and mental health', 'Independency and development', 'Spirituality', 'Interpersonal relations', 'Appearance', 'Sociocultual environment'. Fourth, the maternal happiness scale demonstrated appropriate levels of construct validity, item internal consistency, distribution of item response, and item discrimination. The results of this study enhance our understanding of the core factors of maternal happiness. In addition, the findings have implications for supporting mothers who take care of young children, school-aged children, and adolescents.

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