The Relationship between Maternal Burden of Caretaking and Child-rearing Attitude Among the Infants'Mother

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Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health 2004;8(1):89-99.
Published online January 31, 2004.

The Relationship between Maternal Burden of Caretaking and Child-rearing Attitude Among the Infants'Mother

어용숙¹, 김윤희², 김명수¹, 이화자¹, 조규영³, 이정희⁴

¹부산대학교
²부산시 사상구 보건소
³영산대학교
⁴부산시청

보건소 방문 영아모의 자녀돌보기 부담감과 양육태도

어용숙¹, 김윤희², 김명수¹, 이화자¹, 조규영³, 이정희⁴

¹부산대학교
²부산시 사상구 보건소
³영산대학교
⁴부산시청

Abstract

Objectives
: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationships between the maternal burden of caretaking and the child-rearing attitude of the infants' mothers.
Methods
: The subjects were 117 mothers of infants who had visited a public health center during the period of July 1st to 30th in 2003. Han's the Burden of Caretaking Scale and Colher's Maternal Attitude Scale were used.
Results
: The results of this study were as follows; The mean score of the maternal burden of caretaking and the child-rearing attitude were 21.7, 63.1 respectively. The maternal burden of caretaking was significantly related with infant birth order(p＜0.05), and the child-rearing attitude was significantly related with infant's age(p＜0.10). There were significant relationships between the caretaking burden and the child-rearing attitude of the infants' mothers when the effects of maternal education, economic state, number of children, intention to pregnancy and presence of rearing-supporter were controlled(r=-0.318, p ＜0.001). Conclusions : In conclusion, as maternal burden of caretaking was stronger, the subject's child-rearing attitude was more negative.

Key Words: maternal burden of caretaking, child-rearing attitude