• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.985-994
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• 2009

This research is exploratory in considering the unique socio-cultural context of South Korea, where the present government is responding to the demand for English language training. The study asked the question: What do mothers experience when sending their young children to a private English institute, so called English kindergarten, instead of a regular preschool? A qualitative approach was used to analyze the in-depth interviews with 19 mothers who sent their young child to an English kindergarten. Mothers stated that their young child needs to be a competent English speaker. The mothers expected that an English kindergarten would prepare their child better for the elementary school English curriculum than a regular preschool. The study revealed that English kindergartens symbolized the precedence and the privileges of the elite because of their high tuition fees, native-speaker teachers, and small class sizes. The mothers showed a sense of pride and vicarious satisfaction from sending their child to an English kindergarten. However, the mothers recognized that English kindergartens put more emphasis on cognitive learning instead of the social development of children. It was almost impossible for mothers to communicate with the native-speaker teachers about their child. The mothers seemed to overlook their child's struggle to adapt to an English Kindergarten. The findings of the study raise issues concerning the boom of teaching young children English in Korea.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.7-16
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• 1998

Various difficulties and inconveniences arise from having a mentally handicapped child in a family and these place many demands on mothers. There are few studies in Korea on these demands nor on what mothers go through with their mentally handicapped daughters' menarche and puberty. The purpose of the study was to examine the experiences of mothers of mentally handicapped daughters, as it relates to their daughters' menarche and the beginning of puberty. With indepth interviews, both in person and by telephone and participant observation the study used a qualitative research methodology to attempt to understand the experiences of these mothers. The data were gathered from October 1995 to April 1996. The subjects for the research included nine mothers of mentally handicapped daughters whose ages ranged from 12 to 18 and who attended one of three special schools located in either Inchon or Seoul. The data were recorded and analyzed : meaningful statements were grouped according to subjects raised by the mothers. Content Analysis was also applied to identify similar content and confirm common experiences. and to highlight concepts and categorized them. The results of this study are as follows. Five categories were identified : mothers' emotional responses to their mentally handicapped daughters' menarche and menstration were of severe despair accompanied by anxiety, guilt, fear, anguish, shame and pity because the mothers were afraid their daughters would not be able to use appropriate hygienic measures during menstration and the mothers felt heavily burdened in having to look them. The mothers also had negative feelings about their daughters' physical development. The experience of mothers related to their daughters' possibilities for marriage and pregnancy were of powerlessness, distress, withdrawal, fear. pity and desperation and they were afraid that their daughters might be violated sexually. The mothers rejected the possibility of marriage and pregnancy for their daughters and instead planned very restricting futures for them. The mothers used various coping methods to bring meaning to their lives. Because the negative emotional responses of the mothers. nurses need to work to empower mothers to overcome these negative responses. Sex education can also play an important role especially for the daughters especially through the use of visual aids. Further, nurses should understand the tearing difficulties of mentally handicapped daughters, what mothers need and also what they experience with their mentally handicapped daughters. In conclusion, nurses should understand the negative experiences of the mothers in relation to their mentally handicapped daughters' menarche, help the mothers cope with the negative. emotions through real life education and counselling. In addition, there is a need for nursing interventions and an administrative system which will minimize the prejudices of society towards handicapped people.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.73-80
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• 2010

This study investigates the relationships between aggression and rejection/neglect by mothers, child temperament, day care experience for preschoolers; in addition, the moderating effect of self-regulation was investigated. The subjects were 338 preschool children. Teachers completed questionnaires that assessed aggression and self-regulation. Mothers reported on the temperament of children and parenting behavior. The rejection/neglect by mothers, child temperament, and daycare experiences were significant predictors of aggression. The moderating effect of self-regulation was found only in daycare experience, which suggests that high self-regulation protects aggression from day care experience.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제62권1호
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• pp.83-107
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• 2010

본 연구는 출생 3개월 이전에 정상아인줄 알고 입양한 후, 양육과정에서 장애가 드러난 장애아동을양육하는 입양어머니의 내적 경험을 Van Manen(2000)의 해석학적 현상학 연구방법으로 접근하였다. 서울 광주 경남 전북에서 6명의 어머니를 대상으로 심층 인터뷰하였다. 연구결과, '안개 속을 헤메임, 삭히는 시간, 고통 중의 감사, 세상에 당당히 맞섬, 내 삶의 중심으로 들어 온 아픈 아이, 아직 살아보지 않은 날에의 기대'로 도출된 본질적 주제를 통해 '아픈 아이의 꿈을 이뤄주고 싶은 엄마마음'으로 해석학적 글쓰기를 하였다. 조금은 부족한 아이이므로 더 잘 키워주어 아이의 꿈을 이뤄주고 싶은 어머니의 마음은 결국 한 생명에 대한 사랑이었다. 긴 가슴앓이의 시간 후, 입양어머니에게 아이의 장애는 짐이 아니라 새로운 세상에의 기대로 나타나고 있고, 아동의 홀로서기를 만들어내고 있으며, 세상의 모든 아이는 가정을 가질 수 있음을 나타내고 있다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.137-152
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• 2017

본 연구는 이혼을 경험한 여성 한부모들의 자립 경험을 탐색하여 한부모들의 자립을 도울 수 있는 사회복지실천 방안을 모색하는데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 이미 자립을 한 10명의 이혼여성을 대상으로 자립 및 적응 경험을 심층면접 하였다. 연구결과, 참가자들은 이혼 당시 배우자에 대한 배신감과 실망감, 우울 등의 심리 정서적 어려움과 자녀양육의 어려움과 경제적 문제, 주거 빈곤을 경험하였으며, 이런 사회경제적 어려움을 극복하기 위해 다양한 임시직을 경험하고 지속적인 정보탐색 및 고등교육 과정의 이수, 자격증 취득 등 경력을 개발하는 노력을 하였고 자녀와 긍정적인 관계를 유지하려고 노력했다. 이 과정에서 정서적으로는 이혼을 수용하고 자녀와 전배우자 간 관계를 재정립했으며, 생활과 자녀관계에 대해서는 자아통제력을 행사하였다. 또 원가족의 승인과 한부모 자조모임, 지역사회지지 망을 확보하였으며, 어려운 상황에서도 중장기 계획과 목표를 수립하여 매진하는 삶을 삼으로써 희망과 기대를 놓지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 이와 같은 연구결과를 바탕으로 결론에서는 자립 및 적응을 지원할 수 있는 실천 방안을 제언하였다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.239-249
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• 2013

본 연구는 중증 장애 자녀를 돌보는 어머니의 삶의 과정을 탐색하기 위하여 수행되었다. 연구 참여자는 중증장애 자녀를 돌보는 어머니 17명이며 참여자들과의 심층면담은 2010년 1월부터 2011년 5월까지 진행되었고 참여자 1명당 3~7회의 면담을 진행하였다. 연구 결과 119개의 개념과 41개의 하위범주, 20개의 범주가 도출되었다. 참여자들의 중증장애 자녀를 돌보는 삶의 과정은 '막막함', '암흑 속에 갇힘', '마음 다잡기', '일어섬', '삶의 재발견' 단계로 나타났다. 선택코딩에서 핵심범주는 '암흑 속에 갇힌 삶에서 벗어나 새삶 찾기'로 나타났으며 참여자들은 개인, 가족, 사회적 수준에서 암흑 속의 삶을 벗어나 다른 사람들과 관계를 회복하고 세상과 더불어 삶의 의미와 가치를 실현시키며 살아가는 경험을 하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과를 토대로 현재 시행되고 있는 장애인 복지정책 및 사회복지제도가 보완되고, 나아가 중증장애 자녀를 돌보는 어머니들을 지원할 수 있는 새로운 정책형성을 제안한다.

• 아동학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.63-81
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• 2012

This study aims to investigate any differences which exist in the early adaptation of infants at child care center according to the characteristics of the infants themselves, their mothers and their child care teachers. The subjects consisted of the infants themselves, their mothers, and teachers at 11 child care centers in Chung-nam and Daejeon cities. Data were collected by means of the PAQ (The Preschool Adjustment Questionnaire) and questionnaires regarding the rearing attitudes of the mothers. For the purpose of data analysis, a T-test and one-way ANOVA were used. The results were as follows. First, there were significant differences in terms of the early adaptation of infants according to their ages and their length of experience in child care centers. Second, there were no significant differences in the early adaptation of infants according to the child rearing attitudes of the mothers and between unemployed mothers and the employed mothers. Third, there were significant differences in the early adaptation of infants according to the child care teachers' level of career experience and their ages.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.181-193
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• 2018

Purpose: This paper reports the results of a descriptive study that aims to identify the factors that affect the parental efficacy of mothers with preschoolers on child sexual education. Methods: Using a structured questionnaire, data were collected from 189 mothers who had preschoolers in four kindergartens in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province from June to August, 2015. Results: The factors that had an effect on the parental efficacy of mothers with preschoolers on child sexual education were marital intimacy (${\beta}=.32$, p<.001), the degree of perceived sexual knowledge (${\beta}=.29$, p<.001), sexual education experience from one's parents (${\beta}=.21$, p=.001), and educational level (${\beta}=.14$, p=.021); the explanatory power was 28.9%. Conclusion: The factors affecting the parental efficacy of mothers with preschoolers on child sexual education were marital intimacy, subjective sexual knowledge, sexual education experience from one's parents, and the educational level. In developing a sex education program for mothers with preschoolers, it is necessary to reflect the contents that can enhance marital intimacy. In addition, it is necessary to develop a differentiated mother sex education program considering her demographic characteristics and career in sexual health.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.1-29
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• 2020

Objective: The present study aimed to explore the experiences of mothers who have abandoned their additional birth plans since their first child was born. Methods: During in-depth interviews, mothers were asked to recall their own experiences of motherhood. The interview data were analyzed using the grounded theory. Results: The central phenomenon was 'The burden of raising a child is too heavy for mothers to carry alone.' The causal conditions were 'First experience: Unpredictable life', 'Physical and psychological difficulty', and 'Spouse's absence.' The contextual conditions were 'Expectations and reality of parenting' and 'Workplace conditions.' The mothers used interaction strategies of 'Defusing conflict only on a surface level: Giving up', 'Reliance on grandmothers', and 'Downgrading career aspirations.' These strategies were mediated by intervening conditions, 'Stereotypes and experiences of non-family nanny', 'Child's development', and 'Family conflict.' The results were 'Endless guilt', 'Ambivalence between independence versus interdependence' and 'Unfairness: Why only me?' Finally, the process of psychological conflict was identified to account for the steps leading mothers to give up on their birth plans. Conclusion/Implications: During the first experience of motherhood, mothers' conflict gets escalated despite their struggles. These experiences might discourage their additional birth plans. These results provide implications for policies to increase fertility rates.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.5-18
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• 1996

The purposes of this study were to measure the degree of perceived uncertainty and to identify the rearing attitudes of mothers with chronically ill children, and to examine the relationship between the perceived uncertainty and the rearing attitude of these mothers. The subjects of this study consisted of 133 mothers with chronically ill children, registered at 2 university hospitals in Seoul. Data was collected from April 1 to May 31, 1996. The Parents' Perception of Uncertainty Scale(28-item 4 point scale) and the Maternal Behavior Research Instrument (49-item 5 point scale) were used. Data was analyzed by Cluster analysis, ANOVA MANOVA and t-test. Results of this study are summarized as follows : 1. Mothers perceived their uncertainty to be slightly high (Mn 2.48). The degree of perceived uncertainty by the four components slightly differed unpredictability(2.72), lack in clarity(2.58), vagueness (2.52) and lack of information(2.04) . The degree of perceived uncertainty of mothers with ill children revealed to be influenced significantly by the age of the ill children, duration of illness after the diagnosis, and the experience of hospitalization. 2. Among the rearing attitudes : moderatlely high affective(Mn 3.98) and resrictive(Mn 3.58) attitudes of mothers toward their ill children were identified. Mothers tend to give positive evaluations of their childrens' behaviors (Mn 3.38) and less rejection(Mn 2.81). 3. Mothers' rearing attitude were correlated with the degree of perceived uncertainty in illness ; mothers in the Low Perceived Uncertainty Group (Mn 1.99) revealed the highest affective (Mn 4.08), the lowest resrictive(Mn. 2.72) attitudes and tendency to give positive evaluations of their childrens' behaviors (Mn 3.54) compared to the High Perceived Uncertainty Group(Mn 3.26) and Moderate Perceived Uncertaity Group(Mn 2.57). 4. The degree of perceived uncertainty, the duration of illness after the diagnosis and the experience of hospitalization revealed to be significantly influential to the rearing attitude of mothers with chronically ill children. From the above results, it can be concluded that predicting and controlling mothers' uncertainty are necessary for improved, efficient nursing interventions and normal growth & development of the chronically ill children.