Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

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The Effect of Community-Based Parent Education Program on Parenting Stress According to Adult Attachment Styles

  • Kang, Na Ri (Department of Psychiatry, Jeju National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Do Hoon (Department of Psychiatry, Kyungpook National University Hospital) ;
  • Kwack, Young Sook (Department of Psychiatry, Jeju National University School of Medicine)
  • Received : 2019.07.15
  • Accepted : 2019.09.16
  • Published : 2019.10.01
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Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to measure the effect of a group-based parent education program on parenting stress and attitude and comparing the same according to adult attachment styles. Methods: Twenty-two mothers who enrolled in the parent education program participated in our study. The participants filled in the Korean version of the Experience in Close Relationship Revised (ECR-R), Korean-Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (K-PSI-SF), Maternal Behavior Research Instrument (MBRI), and Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) before and after the program. We compared the pre - and post-scores of the groups and compared the differences in effect according to adult attachment styles. Results: For all study participants, the Parent Distress (p=0.023) and Total Parenting Stress (p=0.018) significantly declined after the parent education program. There were no differences in other variables. Within the secure attachment group, the Total Parenting Stress (p=0.008), Parent Distress (p=0.015), and Difficult Child (p=0.011) scores in the K-PSI-SF significantly decreased after participating in the program. The Difficult Child scores (p=0.040) significantly dropped in the K-PSI-SF post program within the secure attachment group, compared to the insecure attachment group. Conclusion: The group-based parent education program impacted parenting stress. Depending on the adult attachment styles, the effect of the program varied.

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