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The Effects of Stress Vulnerability and Parental Burnout on Mental Health in Women with Early School-Age Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mediating Effect of Spirituality

COVID-19 팬데믹 기간 중 학령초기 자녀를 가진 여성의 스트레스 취약성, 부모소진이 정신건강에 미치는 영향: 영성의 매개효과

  • Yeom, Mijung (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University) ;
  • Kwon, Min (Department of Nursing, College of Health Science, The University of Suwon)
  • 염미정 (가톨릭관동대학교 의과대학 간호학과) ;
  • 권민 (수원대학교 건강과학대학 간호학과)
  • Received : 2023.11.22
  • Accepted : 2024.02.02
  • Published : 2024.02.28
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Abstract

Purpose: This study examined the effects of stress vulnerability and parental burnout on the mental health of women with early school-aged children, with a focus on the mediating role of spirituality. Methods: A survey was conducted among 171 women with early schoolaged children in Gyeonggi Province, Gangwon Province, and Seoul. Data were collected from September to December 2022 using the Korean-Symptom Check List 95, the Parental Burnout Assessment, and the Spirituality Assessment Scale. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling with SPSS/WIN 22.0 and AMOS 20.0. Results: The study model demonstrated a good fit, explaining 40.5% of the variance in mental health through stress vulnerability, parental burnout, and spirituality. Spirituality had a significant direct impact on mental health. Additionally, participants' spirituality directly influenced their mental health, while stress vulnerability and parental burnout indirectly affected their mental health and were mediated through spirituality. Conclusion: Stress vulnerability and parental burnout are negatively associated with mental health, while spirituality partially mediates these effects. Implementing a program to promote spirituality is suggested to assist mothers in recognizing the value and meaning of parenting activities during nursing interventions for mental health.

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