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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2019.20.1.259

A Study on the Mediating Effect of Social Support in the Relationship between Child Rearing Stress and Satisfaction with the Parental Roles of the Mother  

An, Myung Hyun (The Korean Expressive Arts Psychotherapy Association)
Kim, Young Ae (The Bom Child Youth Psychological Development Center)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.20, no.1, 2019 , pp. 259-267 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the inner side of those who raise the children, that is, the mothers, through the satisfaction with the parental roles and the child-rearing stress of them, with a view to emphasize the importance of an alternative for the mothers to cope with child-rearing stress and enhancing their satisfaction level with their role as a parent as well as the importance of social support in order to enhance the quality of rearing. For this purpose, the researcher conducted a survey with 312 mothers with preschool children of age 4 to 7 in Seoul and Gyeonggi Area from October 1, 2018 to October 15, 2018. To analyze the data, the researcher conducted frequency analysis, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, confidence analysis, correlation analysis, structural equation model, and Sobet-test, using SPSS 22.0 and AMOS 22.0. The results of the analyses showed that social support and satisfaction with the parental role were significantly influenced by child-rearing stress, while social support influenced the satisfaction with the parental role significantly. Also, it turned out to have a mediating effect in the relationship between the mother's child-rearing stress and the satisfaction with the parental role. Based on these findings, the study highlights that the social network that is connected with the mothers may function to reduce the negative influence of child-rearing stress on the satisfaction with the parental role when the social network channels appropriate support, tangible assistance, appealing of difficulties, and encouragement.
Keywords
Mothers; child-rearing stress; satisfaction with parental roles; social support; enhancement of the quality of child-rearing;
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