Purpose
To investigate the factors contributing to child maltreatment in Indonesia during the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, highlighting the overlooked impact of parenting practices on various maltreatment forms during this unprecedented period.
Methods
Using a cross-sectional design, the research used the ICAST-C (Indonesian version of Child Abuse Screening Tools for Children) tool to assess instances of child maltreatment. The study consisted of 219 high school students from Bekasi and Bandung City in West Java, Indonesia, selected through a stratified proportionate random sampling approach, followed by recruitment and consent procedures. An online questionnaire facilitated data collection, which was analyzed using multivariate logistic regression.
Results
Children experiencing parental rejection were significantly more likely to face violence (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 2.99; p<.001). Rejection-based parenting was identified as a significant causal factor contributing to psychological maltreatment (AOR, 3.59; p<.001), whereas higher parental education levels directly contributed to increased psychological maltreatment (AOR, 1.99; p=.024). Additionally, rejection significantly influenced physical maltreatment (AOR, 5.17; p<.001) and neglect (AOR, 3.29; p<.001). Interestingly, emotional warmth is also linked to heightened neglect (AOR, 2.29; p=.017). These findings highlight rejection as a critical factor influencing overall child maltreatment (AOR, 6.99; p<.001).
Conclusion
This study establishes a significant causal relationship between parental rejection and various forms of child maltreatment, excluding sexual violence. It emphasizes the need for targeted interventions, such as parenting education and community support, to address parental rejection and promote healthier parenting practices. Longitudinal studies are essential for further exploring these dynamics.

Purpose
North Korean refugee women face multiple vulnerabilities during pregnancy and early childrearing due to fragmented support and limited familiarity with Korea’s health and welfare systems. Existing research has examined isolated barriers. This study used a service design approach to explore their maternal–infant care experiences and identify structural discontinuities across the care pathway.
Methods
Data were collected from North Korean refugee mothers and service providers from April to August 2024. A service design approach using user journey mapping, thematic analysis, and service blueprinting was employed to examine user actions, emotional trajectories, frontline interactions, and backstage and interagency processes.
Results
Five structural issues were identified: fragmented information, cross-institutional access barriers, cultural and emotional isolation, discontinuity in interagency linkage, and provider resource constraints. These issues accumulated along the pathway, increasing emotional burden, delaying timely care, and reinforcing avoidance behaviors. Misalignment between user needs and multi-agency processes was also evident.
Conclusion
Maternal and infant care challenges among North Korean refugee women stem from structural fragmentation rather than individual factors. Based on these findings, the NK Mom Care Navigator—a pathway-based, culturally responsive service design model—is proposed to strengthen continuity of care and enhance equitable maternal–infant support for vulnerable refugee families.

Purpose
It is essential to investigate the users’ needs in developing user-centered, family-based applications (apps) for managing childhood obesity.
Methods
This study conducted focus group interviews with ten parents, ten children, and four app developers to investigate the need to develop a family-based mobile app for childhood obesity. The interview period was from July 17 to August 30, 2023. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis.
Results
The results highlighted 31 key themes critical to family-based app development, including the need for comprehensive content promoting healthy lifestyle habits, tailored expert support, and motivational factors for app engagement, which were categorized as intrinsic, extrinsic, and social motivations and technological features. Participants also highlighted potential challenges, such as app usability issues and the need for a user-friendly interface. The pivotal role of parents in guiding and supporting their children’s health behaviors was emphasized, particularly in creating a supportive environment that encourages sustained engagement with the app.
Conclusion
These findings provide a comprehensive understanding of the needs and preferences of parents, children, and app developers in managing childhood obesity. Emphasis on integrating healthy lifestyle content, providing expert support, and incorporating motivational strategies is crucial for the app’s success. Additionally, addressing potential difficulties and recognizing the pivotal role of parents are essential considerations. These insights will inform the design and development of a user-centered mobile app that supports families in managing childhood obesity.

Purpose
This research was conducted to explore the experience of mothers in raising stunted toddlers aged between 6–59 months. It also examined the perceptions of parenting styles shaped by socio-cultural contexts and time constraints affecting the nutritional status as well as growth in Bejiharjo Village, Java, Indonesia.
Methods
A qualitative method was used and data were collected through in-depth interviews, diary recording, and focus group discussions with mothers of toddlers, stakeholders, and healthcare professionals. Transcript data from recorded interviews were processed using qualitative content analysis.
Results
The results showed that there were four emergent themes, namely “Toddler parenting patterns,” “Family and environmental health,” “Eating patterns and consumption habits of toddlers,” as well as “Literacy and understanding of parenting and child health.” Furthermore, eight related theme clusters were yielded from the analysis of parenting experiences. Differences between stunted and non-stunted toddlers in parenting patterns and daily activities were recorded. Interactions between toddlers and mothers as well as productive activities had a shorter average duration.
Conclusion
Mothers experience various challenges and limitations in raising toddlers with the risk of stunting. Therefore, increasing understanding and knowledge about the importance of healthy parenting and good nutrition are necessary to prevent stunting.

Citations

• Maternal Attitudes Toward Stunting: A Study During Pregnancy and Early Childhood Periods
  Ramadanti Putri Mahanani, Maria Goretti Adiyanti, Wahyuni Kristinawati
  Bulletin of Counseling and Psychotherapy.2026;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Factors Associated with the Incidence of Stunting in Early Childhood Children in the Working Area of Buhit Community Health Centre, Pangururan District, Samosir Regency, 2024
  Arni Wetty Sinurat , Kesaktian Manurung , Rinawati Sembiring, Kintoko Rochadi, Janno Sinaga
  Journal of Pharmaceutical and Sciences.2025; : 1970.     CrossRef

Purpose
The study investigated the relationships between key variables, including the level of parenting knowledge, acculturative stress, depression, and the strengths and difficulties associated with their children’s emotions and behavior, among North Korean refugee mothers who faced the challenging task of adapting to Korean society while raising their children.
Methods
A descriptive study design was used. Data were collected from 130 North Korean refugee mothers between September and November 2023.
Results
The participants had very limited parenting knowledge, and 82.3% of them scored 21 or higher on the depression scale used in community epidemiological studies. Higher levels of parenting knowledge and lower levels of depression were associated with lower levels of acculturative stress. Moreover, higher levels of depression were associated with more emotional and behavioral difficulties in children. Maternal depression, age, and employment status were identified as factors that influenced emotional and behavioral problems in preschool-aged children.
Conclusion
These findings underscore the importance of providing parent education and mental health support programs for North Korean refugee families in order to improve parents' parenting skills and emotional well-being.

Citations

• Can we protect refugee children from mental health problems?— a scoping review of modifiable factors to inform preventive interventions
  Rita Gonçalves, M J Marques, Jordan Sibeoni, Sónia Dias
  BMC Medicine.2026;[Epub]     CrossRef
• A Phenomenological Study on the Perceived Quality of Life Among Older Female North Korean Refugees in South Korea
  Myeonghee Kim, Soochan Choi, Jeongsu Lim
  Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies.2025; : 1.     CrossRef

Purpose
North Korean refugee women struggle with the double burden of adaptation and parenting as mothers in a new environment. This study aimed to identify the knowledge, confidence, and educational needs regarding newborn care among North Korean refugees, and to determine differences between these variables according to participants' characteristics.
Methods
Data were collected from September to October 2022, and 150 North Korean refugee women recruited using convenience sampling participated in the study. Descriptive statistics, the t-test, analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation analysis were used for data analysis.
Results
The mean scores were as follows: parenting knowledge, 14.97 out of 25; infection prevention knowledge and confidence, 20.09 out of 33 and 51.37 out of 80, respectively; and educational needs, 245.86 out of 310. Significant differences were observed in newborn care, knowledge, and confidence according to maternal age, educational level, family structure, and pregnancy history. Significant positive correlations were observed between the participants' newborn care knowledge, confidence, and educational needs.
Conclusion
Personalized educational programs should be implemented to enhance North Korean refugee women's confidence in newborn care, focusing on areas with low knowledge levels and high educational needs and enabling women to achieve healthy pregnancy and childbirth, and to parent well.

Citations

• Service design for improving pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare competency among North Korean refugee women in South Korea: a qualitative service-design study
  In-Sook Lee
  Child Health Nursing Research.2026; 32(1): 52.     CrossRef
• Perceptions of newborn care among North Korean refugee women in South Korea: a qualitative study using focus group interview: comparison between pregnant and non-pregnant groups
  In-Sook Lee
  Child Health Nursing Research.2025; 31(4): 221.     CrossRef
• Knowledge of atopic dermatitis and food allergies, as well as health information literacy, among North Korean refugee mothers: a descriptive survey study
  In-Sook Lee, Jeong-Hee Jeon
  Child Health Nursing Research.2023; 29(4): 300.     CrossRef

Purpose
This study investigated the factors that influence parenting stress, including hardiness, parent-child interactions, and social support, to provide basic data for developing a program to reduce parenting stress in North Korean refugee mothers.
Methods
A descriptive study design was used. Data were collected between September and December 2021, and 123 North Korean refugee mothers participated.
Results
The mean scores were 69.42 out of 135 for hardiness, 48.45 out of 144 for interactions, 47.32 out of 90 for social support, and 51.84 out of 90 for parenting stress. The parental distress score was higher than that of child-related stress. Hardiness was significantly related to North Korean refugee mothers' parenting stress. Multiple regression analysis indicated that the explanatory power for hardiness and the number of supporters was approximately 19% for parenting stress (F=6.84, p<.001). As such, the factors with a relatively strong influence on parenting stress were hardiness (β =-.40, p<.001) and having four or more supporters (β=-.27, p=.027).
Conclusion
This study's findings suggest the need to identify ways to increase North Korean refugee mothers' psychological hardiness and encourage them to extend their sources of social support and enhance their style of parenting.

Citations

• Service design for improving pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare competency among North Korean refugee women in South Korea: a qualitative service-design study
  In-Sook Lee
  Child Health Nursing Research.2026; 32(1): 52.     CrossRef
• Acculturation and loneliness among North Korean refugee mothers residing in South Korea
  Boyoung Nam, Yoon Hee Choi
  International Journal of Intercultural Relations.2026; 113: 102432.     CrossRef
• Perceptions of newborn care among North Korean refugee women in South Korea: a qualitative study using focus group interview: comparison between pregnant and non-pregnant groups
  In-Sook Lee
  Child Health Nursing Research.2025; 31(4): 221.     CrossRef
• Factors influencing children’s emotional and behavioral problems perceived by North Korean refugee mothers: a descriptive study
  In-Sook Lee, Jeong-Hee Jeon
  Child Health Nursing Research.2024; 30(2): 129.     CrossRef
• Characterizing sociodemographic disparities and predictors of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus among Asian and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander pregnant people: an analysis of PRAMS data, 2016–2022
  Mallory Go, Natasha Sokol, L. G. Ward, Micheline Anderson, Shufang Sun
  BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Knowledge, confidence, and educational needs of newborn care among North Korean refugee women: a descriptive study
  In-Sook Lee
  Child Health Nursing Research.2023; 29(1): 72.     CrossRef
• Knowledge of atopic dermatitis and food allergies, as well as health information literacy, among North Korean refugee mothers: a descriptive survey study
  In-Sook Lee, Jeong-Hee Jeon
  Child Health Nursing Research.2023; 29(4): 300.     CrossRef

Purpose
This study investigated the parenting experiences of mothers of young children born moderate-to-late preterm (MLPT) in South Korea.
Methods
In this qualitative study, semi-structured focus group interviews were conducted with 10 mothers of MLPT children from infancy to preschool age. The interviews were video-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using qualitative content analysis.
Results
Four categories resulted from the analysis of parenting experiences of mothers with young MLPT children, as follows: "becoming a mother of an early-born child", "difficulties as the primary caregiver for a high-risk child", "helpful social support, but still a lack of professional support for parenting a high-risk child", and "mothers and children growing together".
Conclusion
Mothers of young MLPT children experienced difficulties due to concerns about their child's health, growth and development, and insufficient child-rearing support. Therefore, social support systems should be strengthened and more aggressive nursing strategies should be adopted for mothers of young MLPT children.

Citations

• Impact of the child's birth weight on maternal misperceptions of young children's weight: A retrospective study with nationally representative data
  Sangmi Lee
  Japan Journal of Nursing Science.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Impact of moderate-to-late preterm birth on neurodevelopmental outcomes in young children: Results from retrospective longitudinal follow-up with nationally representative data
  Sangmi Lee, Yuri Han, Min Kyung Lim, Hun Jae Lee, Shaonong Dang
  PLOS ONE.2023; 18(11): e0294435.     CrossRef

Purpose
The aim of this study was to examine the relationships among parenting role sharing, parenting stress, happiness, and parenting behavior of mothers with 6-year-old children.
Methods
This study used data from the seventh Panel Study of Korean Children, which began collecting longitudinal data on a sample of newborn households nationwide in 2008 and will continue yearly until 2027. The participants were 1,560 mothers of children aged 6 years. We conducted statistical analyses using descriptive statistics, the t-test, analysis of variance, Pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression.
Results
The mean age of the mothers was 36.8±3.7 years. The mothers' perceived parenting role sharing (r=.07, p=.007), parenting stress (r=-.54, p<.001), and happiness (r=.38, p<.001) were significantly correlated with warm parenting behavior. Stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that parenting stress (β=-.47, p<.001), happiness (β=.15, p<.001), and parenting role sharing (β=.11, p<.001) were significant predictors for warm parenting behavior by mothers.
Conclusion
It is essential to reduce mothers' stress and increase their positive emotions (happiness). Fathers should actively share parenting roles in raising children to enhance mothers' warm parenting behavior.

Citations

• Relationship Satisfaction in Relation to Gender Essentialism and Gender Equality Views
  Dorottya Ocsenás, Judit Kovács
  Marriage & Family Review.2026; 62(2): 166.     CrossRef
• Longitudinal Associations Between Child and Family Factors With Korean Children’s Subjective Happiness Before and During COVID-19 in Late Childhood
  Jungtae Choi
  Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolesc.2026; 37(2): 115.     CrossRef
• Parenting, Peer Relationships, and School Adaptation’s Influence on Self-Perception in Adolescents with Chronic Atopic Disease
  YeoJin Im, Sunyoung Jung, Eunjung Kim, YoungAh Park
  International Archives of Allergy and Immunology.2025; 187(1): 11.     CrossRef

Purpose
This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the effects of parenting education programs (PEPs) for refugee and migrant parents.
Methods
A systematic review was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines. Relevant studies published from 2000 to 2020 were identified through a systematic search of six electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, RISS, KMBASE). A meta-analysis of the studies was then undertaken.
Results
Of the 14,996 published works identified, 23 studies satisfied the inclusion criteria, and 19 studies were analyzed to estimate the effect sizes (standardized mean differences) of the PEPs using random-effect models. PEPs were effective for parenting efficacy (effect size [ES]=1.40; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.14-1.66), positive parenting behaviors (ES=0.51; 95% CI: 0.30-0.73), parent-child relationships (ES=0.38; 95% CI: 0.22-0.53), and parenting stress (ES=0.64; 95% CI: 0.50-0.79). There were statistically significant differences in the effect sizes of PEPs that included mothers only (ES=0.93), included children under 7 years of age(ES=0.91), did not include child participation (0.77), continued for 19 or more sessions (ES=0.80), and were analyzed in quasi-experimental studies (ES=0.86). The overall effect of publication bias was robust.
Conclusion
PEPs were found to be effective at improving parenting efficacy, positive parenting behaviors, parent-child relationships, and parenting stress.

Citations

• Pilot Evaluation of the Families Make the Difference Parenting Program With Arab Families Residing in Berlin, Germany
  Sascha Hein, Isabell Schuster, Israa Alassi, Aumnia Mohamad
  European Journal of Psychology and Educational Res.2025; 8(1): 35.     CrossRef
• Parents’ and Children’s Emotional Well-Being and Language Beliefs in Heritage Bilingual Families
  Paola Bonifacci, Claudia Borghetti, Martina Cangelosi
  European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psych.2024; 14(9): 2509.     CrossRef
• Using normalisation process theory to identify factors facilitating the scaling up of parenting programs for immigrant parents
  Fatumo Osman, Ulla-Karin Schön, Raziye Salari
  Frontiers in Psychology.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef

Purpose
This study aimed to comprehensively explore the associations of socioeconomic status, parenting style, and grit with children's health behaviors.
Methods
This was a cross-sectional study of 1,040 parents and their children using data from the 2018 Korean Children's Panel Survey. Socioeconomic status was measured in terms of household income and subjective socioeconomic status. Parenting style and grit and were measured using 62 and 8 items, respectively. Health behaviors were measured by assessing healthy eating habits, physical activity, and sedentary behavior.
Results
Higher household income (β=.07, p=.018) and high maternal levels of an authoritative parenting style (β=.20, p<.001) were associated with higher compliance with healthy eating habits among children. Higher grit was associated with a higher number of weekly physical activity days (β=.08, p=.028) and sedentary behavior for <2 hours (odds ratio [OR]=1.04, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.01-1.07) in children. A maternal permissive parenting style was associated with sedentary behavior for >2 hours on weekdays (OR=0.43, 95% CI=0.27-0.69).
Conclusion
We suggest that when planning interventions to improve children's health behavior, it is essential to adopt a multifaceted approach that avoids practicing a maternal permissive parenting style, promotes an authoritative parenting style, and incorporates strategies to increase children's grit.

Citations

• Family social class differences in children's leisure-time physical activity: The mediating role of parenting styles and the family sports environment
  Jiapeng Yang, Lijie Lou, Xiaoru Chen, Chunyu Xiang, Wei Xu
  Social Science & Medicine.2026; 398: 119172.     CrossRef
• Longitudinal Relations Between Maternal Parenting Styles and Preschoolers’ Externalizing Problem Behaviors: A Chain Mediation Model
  Linlin Liang, Ni Zhang, Wen Liu, Linlin Lin, Xue Zhang
  Child & Youth Care Forum.2025; 54(2): 453.     CrossRef
• The Evolving Role of Grit: Shifts in Depression Risk Among High- and Low-Grit Individuals During COVID-19
  Nicholas Lassi
  Healthcare.2025; 13(7): 793.     CrossRef
• Association between the urine tobacco metabolite levels and physical health in Chinese primary school students with secondhand smoke exposure
  Menghan Cheng, Miao Zhang, Wen Fang, Hong Qin, Yue Pan, Shengyi Chen, Guiqi Cao, Yao Zhang, Yu Lu
  Frontiers in Public Health.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Parenting practices and adolescents’ mental health: Serial mediation by parental acceptance and adolescents’ grit
  Glen Johan Ri Young Lim, Shin Ling Wu, Chin Choo Yap, Pei Jun Woo
  Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies.2024; 19(1): 198.     CrossRef
• Associations of Broader Parental Factors with Children’s Happiness and Weight Status through Child Food Intake, Physical Activity, and Screen Time: A Longitudinal Modeling Analysis of South Korean Families
  Kay W. Kim, Jan L. Wallander, Bokyung Kim
  International Journal of Environmental Research an.2024; 21(2): 176.     CrossRef
• Father-child attachment on children’s screen time: mediating role of ego resilience
  Hwa-Mi Yang, Hye-Ryoung Kim
  BMC Pediatrics.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Socioeconomic status and health behavior in children and adolescents: a systematic literature review
  Nirmal Gautam, Getenet Dessie, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, Rasheda Khanam
  Frontiers in Public Health.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef

Purpose
This study was conducted to explore first-time fathers' experiences during their transition to parenthood in South Korea.
Methods
Data were collected from September 2019 to February 2020 through in-depth interviews that were conducted individually with 12 participants. First-time fathers with children under 2 months of age were recruited. Verbatim transcripts were analyzed using Colaizzi's phenomenological method.
Results
Four theme clusters were identified: Preparing to become a father, challenges of becoming a father, motivation to foster familial bonds, and acknowledgement of fatherhood.
Conclusion
These findings suggest that Korean first-time fathers prepared to practice parenthood through prenatal education, taegyo, and feeling bonds with their new baby. They recognized their identity as fathers and experienced self-growth. These results would be beneficial for health professionals in developing perinatal care programs, and the results provide basic data for studies on fathers and families during the transition to parenthood.

Citations

• Phenomenological research in the field of Infant Mental Health and Early Childhood (IECMH) ‐A mapping review
  Minna Sorsa, Bente Dahl, Idun Røseth
  Infant Mental Health Journal: Infancy and Early Ch.2026;[Epub]     CrossRef
• A Comparison of Fear of Childbirth and Attitudes Toward Participation in Birth in Expectant Fathers With Primiparous and Multiparous Partners
  Kaplan Dogan E
  American Journal of Men's Health.2026;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Subjektives Erleben von Erstlingsvätern: Ein systematischer Überblick eingedenk psychoanalytischer Perspektiven
  Maximilian Römer, Peter Treu, Rika-Elen Krüger
  Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie.2026; 75(2): 131.     CrossRef
• Transition to fatherhood among first-time expectant fathers having couvade syndrome in northern Thailand: A grounded theory study
  Piyawan Sritawan, Nantaporn Sansiriphun, Jirawan Deeluea, Nonglak Chaloumsuk, Preeyakamon Krikitrat
  Belitung Nursing Journal.2026; 12(2): 178.     CrossRef
• Fathers’ lived experiences of fatherhood during the child’s first 1000 days: a qualitative systematic review protocol
  Telma Vidinha, Diana Santos, Daniela Pinto, Filipa Margarida Duque, Daniela Cardoso, Ana Filipa Cardoso, Maria José Magalhães, Tatiana Moura, Maria Neto
  JBI Evidence Synthesis.2025; 23(2): 416.     CrossRef
• Experiences of first-time fathers in the transition to parenting: A qualitative study
  Semanur Koyuncu, Aygül Kıssal
  Midwifery.2025; 142: 104284.     CrossRef
• First-Time Fathers’ Experiences in Antenatal Care
  Justine Belista, Vivian Lajara, Marc Lester Quintana
  Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Father-inclusive chatbot-based prenatal education during COVID-19 pandemic enhances maternal–fetal attachment in Korean primigravida women across levels of partner support
  Kyungmi chung, Kyungun Jhung, Hee Young Cho, Jin Young Park
  Scientific Reports.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Metode Pengenalan Nilai Moral pada Anak Usia Dini dalam Kurun Waktu 20 Tahun di Keluarga Indonesia
  Nur Cholimah, Fitriana Tjiptasari, Septiyati Purwandari
  Jurnal Obsesi : Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini.2023; 7(3): 3025.     CrossRef
• Perceptions of fatherhood and confidence regarding neonatal care among fathers of high-risk neonates in South Korea: a descriptive study
  Jin Won Lee, Sunhee Lee
  Child Health Nursing Research.2023; 29(3): 229.     CrossRef
• Fathers’ Lived-Experience of Childbirth: A Descriptive Phenomenological Psychological Inquiry
  Heidi J. Williams, Rodger E. Broomé, Nicholas Markette
  Journal of Humanistic Psychology.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef

Purpose
This study presents a translation, cultural adaptation, and psychometric evaluation of two instruments of the Fertility Awareness and Attitudes Towards Parenthood (FAAP) questionnaire (Conditions and Life changes) for use in South Korea.
Methods
This methodological study included 166 university students for psychometric evaluation in the sixth step. The first five steps included forward translation, backward translation, committee review, assessment of content validity, and a pre-test. In the sixth step, psychometric properties, including internal consistency, construct validity, and criterion validity, were evaluated. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted to identify the structure of the tool and to assess its validity.
Results
The Korean version showed acceptable internal consistency. Cronbach's ⍺ was .73 for FAAPC-conditions and .83 for FAAP-Life changes. FAAP-Conditions showed a four-factor structure (social conditions, relationship with partner, external environment, and child-rearing support) and FAAP-Life changes had a two-factor structure (reward and burden). In the confirmatory analysis, CMIN/DF, TLI, IFI, SRMR, CFI, and RMSEA were satisfactory.
Conclusion
This study provided preliminary evidence of the acceptability, reliability, and validity of the Korean version of the FAAP questionnaire in university students in South Korea. Nonetheless, further evaluation among Korean young adults is warranted to validate this instrument.

Purpose
This study assessed the levels of parenting efficacy, parenting stress, and acculturation stress of North Korean refugee mothers and analyzed their effects on parent-child relations.
Methods
A descriptive study design was used. Data were collected during 2019, and 124 North Korean refugee mothers participated.
Results
The mean score for parenting efficacy was 53.08 out of 90, that for parent-child relations was 37.84 out of 50, and that for parenting stress was 48.57 out of 90. The parental stress score was higher than that of child-related stress. The acculturation stress level was 90.66 out of 165, with the highest stress levels found for social isolation and distrust and the lowest found for perceived discrimination. Parenting efficacy, parenting stress, acculturation stress, and parent-child relations were significantly related in North Korean refugee mothers. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that the final model had an explanatory power of 35% for parent-child relations (F=17.68, p<.001). Parenting efficacy was the variable with the largest effect on parent-child relations (β=.36, p<.001), followed by parenting stress (β=-.24, p=.010).
Conclusion
The findings suggest the need to identify ways to decrease parenting stress and improve parenting efficacy. Parenting education can guide North Korean refugee mothers to strengthen their parent-child interactions.

Citations

• Development and effects of the PARENT (Parenting Acceptable Real Empathy Nurture Training) program for mothers who defected from North Korea
  In-Sook Lee, Jung-Hee Jeon
  Applied Nursing Research.2024; 79: 151839.     CrossRef
• Parental Stress Associated with International Migration Processes: A Systematic Review
  Pedro Henrique Conte Gil, Carolina Da Silva Peixoto, Cesar Augusto Piccinini, Adolfo Pizzinato
  Universitas Psychologica.2024; 22: 1.     CrossRef
• Research Trends on the Parenting Behavior of North Korean Defectors: A Scoping Review
  Ocksim Kim, Seongmi Choi, JiYeon Choi, Sang Hui Chu
  Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing.2024; 38(1): 55.     CrossRef
• Linking acculturation stress, parenting stress and depression of Asian expatriates' wives in the USA with their distress disclosure intention: The moderating role of husband's support
  P. Praveen Kumar, K. Kavitha, K.C. Raja Shree
  Acta Psychologica.2024; 251: 104597.     CrossRef
• Knowledge, confidence, and educational needs of newborn care among North Korean refugee women: a descriptive study
  In-Sook Lee
  Child Health Nursing Research.2023; 29(1): 72.     CrossRef
• Effects of parenting education programs for refugee and migrant parents: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  In-Sook Lee, Eunjung Kim
  Child Health Nursing Research.2022; 28(1): 23.     CrossRef
• Influence of hardiness, mother-child interactions, and social support on parenting stress among North Korean refugee mothers: a cross-sectional study
  In-Sook Lee, Jung-Hee Jeon
  Child Health Nursing Research.2022; 28(4): 269.     CrossRef

Purpose
The symptoms and impairments caused by cerebral palsy usually require long-term treatment, resulting in a substantial burden on the family of affected children. This study explored the experiences of fathers with prematurely-born children with cerebral palsy, with a focus on how such experiences influenced their families.
Methods
A qualitative case study method was used. Nine subjects were recruited from April 2018 to June 2019 at one hospital, and each was interviewed three times by a neonatal nurse.
Results
Five core experiences of fathers were identified: "regret for an insufficient initial response", "confronting my child born as a premature baby", "the position of being a dad who can't do anything", "the process of treatment like a tunnel with no exit", and "a father's getting meaning in life through children". These stories covered an individual's timeline and family interactions.
Conclusion
Our findings suggest that fathers of prematurely-born children tend to suppress their emotions; therefore, a novel intervention program to encourage fathers' emotional expression and to support healthier interactions with their families is needed. Moreover, our findings could contribute basic information for the construction of a community-based support system to aid families, including prematurely-born children and other persons with impairments.

Citations

• Factors influencing fathers’ involvement in the care of hospitalized preterm newborns in Balaka, Malawi
  Patani Mhango, Alinane Linda Nyondo-Mipando
  BMC Pediatrics.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef

Purpose
This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of a community-based follow-up program on parenting stress, parenting efficacy, and coping among parents with premature infants.
Methods
A non-equivalent control group pre-post quasi-experimental design was used. This program consisted of structured home visits and self-help group meetings for 6 months. The experimental group (n=29) received visits by an experienced neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurse and the control group (n=27) was visited by a visiting nurse. Data were analyzed using the x² test, t-test, and analysis of covariance.
Results
Parents' coping behavior significantly differed in the experimental group compared to the control group (t=3.14, p=.003). In particular, coping subscale I, for maintaining the family situation (t=2.63, p=.011), and subscale III, for understanding the infant's medical situation (t=4.30, p<.001), showed significant differences in the experimental group. There were no significant between-group differences in parenting stress or parenting efficacy.
Conclusion
The findings of this study suggest that home visits by an experienced NICU nurse provided through a community-based follow-up program were an effective intervention to improve coping behavior among parents with premature infants.

Citations

• The effect of health promotion package based on BASNEF model on self-efficacy and parenting stress in primiparous pregnancy: A clinical trial study
  Zahra Babakhani, Zahra Boroumandfar, Samin Shafiei, Fatemeh Torabi
  Journal of Education and Health Promotion.2026;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Interventions to support parents, families and caregivers in caring for preterm or low birth weight infants at home: A systematic review and meta-analysis
  Amie Wilson, Carol Bedwell, Valentina Actis Danna, Natalie Tate, Kerry Dwan, Anayda Portela, Tina Lavender, Giridhara Rathnaiah Babu
  PLOS Global Public Health.2026; 6(2): e0005690.     CrossRef
• A national survey of neonatal community outreach practices in England, Wales and Scotland
  Chuen Wai Lee, Janine Snook, Burak Salgin
  Journal of Neonatal Nursing.2025; 31(6): 101744.     CrossRef
• A Mobile Health App (mHealth)-Based Post-NICU Discharge Intervention for Parents of Preterm Infants
  Han Na Lee, So Jin Lee, Yun Kyeong Lee, Haeryun Cho
  Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Health education for preterm infants families during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of Indonesian nurses: A qualitative descriptive study
  Herlina, Yeni Rustina, Dessie Wanda
  Journal of Neonatal Nursing.2024; 30(1): 53.     CrossRef
• Best Practices to Support Maternal Mental Health During the Transition from Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to Home
  Jazmin D. Ramirez, Danielle Altares Sarik, Yui Matsuda, Joy Ortiz
  Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America.2024; 36(2): 261.     CrossRef
• The effects of a hospital-to-home care transition program on perceived stress and readiness for hospital discharge in mothers of children with congenital heart disease undergoing corrective surgery
  Zohre Komijani, Meimanat Hosseini, Malihe Nasiri, Parvaneh Vasli
  Journal of Pediatric Nursing.2024; 78: e66.     CrossRef
• Effective stress intervention programs for parents of premature children: A systematic review
  Melissa Liher Martínez‐Shaw, Yolanda Sánchez‐Sandoval
  Stress and Health.2023; 39(2): 236.     CrossRef
• Improving the self-efficacy of caregivers of children with seizures using evidence-based practice
  Malorie Brooks, Natalie Palau
  Journal of Pediatric Nursing.2023; 73: 53.     CrossRef
• Development and Effects of Mobile-Application-Based Parenting Support Program for Premature Infants’ Mothers
  Hye Young Ahn, Hyun Jeong Ko, Hee Jee Jo
  Healthcare.2023; 11(19): 2639.     CrossRef
• Effect of a Follow-up Program Involving an Early Intervention and Self-help Group on Parenting Stress, Depression, and Parenting Efficacy for Mothers of Premature Infants
  Eun Sun Ji, Jinhee Choi, Kaka Shim
  Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Chil.2023; 27(4): 256.     CrossRef
• Scoping review of interventions to support families with preterm infants post-NICU discharge
  Thao Griffith, Anamika Singh, Margaret Naber, Patricia Hummel, Caroline Bartholomew, Sachin Amin, Rosemary White-Traut, Lindsey Garfield
  Journal of Pediatric Nursing.2022; 67: e135.     CrossRef
• Parenting experiences of mothers of moderate-to-late preterm children in South Korea: a qualitative study
  Sangmi Lee
  Child Health Nursing Research.2022; 28(4): 247.     CrossRef

Purpose
This study investigated intentions and attitudes towards future parenthood and awareness of fertility among university students in South Korea.
Methods
The participants comprised 166 female and male undergraduate students enrolled at five universities. A cross-sectional survey was conducted from May to July 2019 using the Korean version of the Fertility Awareness Questionnaire and Attitudes of Parenthood. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics based on participants' general characteristics, the x² test to identify differences in intentions, and the t-test to evaluate attitudes towards parenthood and awareness of fertility in female and male students.
Results
Both female and male students desired to have two children, but they lacked awareness about fertility. The possibility of combining work and having children, along with the availability of childcare resources, impacted the desire for parenthood. Male students tended to consider parenthood as less impactful on their lives and careers than female students. Social structures might also impact the decision to have children.
Conclusion
It is important to provide health education emphasizing fertility awareness and parenthood in young adulthood so participants can consider these facts in advance. In addition, the government should provide resources for couples making parenthood decisions.

Citations

• Improving access to fertility treatment in Asia Pacific: consensus from an expert forum
  Marinella Agnes G. Abat, Hannah Armstrong, Mei-Jou Chen, Human Fatemi, Ho Sy Hung, Koji Nakagawa, Navdeep Singh Pannu, Angelina Petrova, Michele Pistollato, Kamthorn Pruksananonda, Jung Ryeol Lee, Tze Tein Yong
  Frontiers in Reproductive Health.2026;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Childbearing intentions and influencing factors among single young adults in South Korea: a cross-sectional study
  Hyewon Shin, Anna Lee, Sunyeob Choi, Minjeong Jo
  Child Health Nursing Research.2025; 31(1): 15.     CrossRef
• Does perceived gender conflict shape young Koreans' attitudes toward marriage and childbearing?
  Min‐Ah Lee, Rira Song, Juyeon Park
  Journal of Marriage and Family.2025; 87(4): 1816.     CrossRef
• Fertility Awareness and Parenthood Intentions Among Physicians in Jazan, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
  Tahani Shar, Fatima Bakheit
  Cureus.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Factors influencing childbirth intention and the moderating role of values regarding children among nursing students in Korea: a cross-sectional study
  Yunmi Kim, Seryeong Kim
  Women's Health Nursing.2025; 31(3): 268.     CrossRef
• Women’s Attitudes Toward Fertility and Childbearing: A National Cross-Sectional Study in Saudi Arabia
  Deemah Ateeq AlAteeq, Ebtihag O. Alenzi, Reema Abdulrahman Alamri, Abeer Abdulkarim Aloraini, Dimah Saif Alassaf, Nujud Ibrahim Almutlaq, Shatha Saleh Aloglla, Albatool Abdullah Almajhad, Rana Hussain Jahhaf
  Healthcare.2025; 13(20): 2616.     CrossRef
• Gender equity and sustainable development through the lens of fertility intentions among highly educated women: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  Ruobing Mei, Minghui Tan, Mengyun Liu, Leesa Lin
  BMC Public Health.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Parenthood intentions of 16–18-year-olds in England: a survey of school students
  Rina Biswakarma, Katherine Maslowski, Michael J. Reiss, Joyce C. Harper
  Human Fertility.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Assessment of Reproductive Health Knowledge Among College Students in Northwestern India: A Cross-Sectional Study
  Shilpa Dutta, Akash More, Sanket Mahajan, Neha Nawale, Namrata Choudhary, Deepti Shrivastava
  Cureus.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Gender differences in willingness for childbirth, fertility knowledge, and value of motherhood or fatherhood and their associations among college students in South Korea, 2021
  Hae Won Kim, Seo Yun Kim
  Archives of Public Health.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
• University students’ fertility awareness and its influencing factors: a systematic review
  Yue Ren, Yue Xie, Qulian Xu, Miaochen Long, Ying Zheng, Lin Li, Changmin Niu
  Reproductive Health.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
• The role of the Coronavirus pandemic on childbearing intentions in Iranian women based on path analysis: A cross-sectional study
  Mojdeh Banaei, Nourossadat Kariman, Hamid Sharif Nia, Tahereh Mokhtarian-Gilani
  International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine .2023; 21(1): 43.     CrossRef
• Translation and psychometric evaluation of the Korean version of the fertility awareness and attitudes towards parenthood questionnaire
  Hyewon Shin, Minjoo Hong, Minjeong Jo, Jungmin Lee
  Child Health Nursing Research.2021; 27(3): 256.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of an education program for mothers of late-preterm infants on parenting confidence, breastfeeding rate, and infants’ growth and readmission rate.
Methods
The participants were 53 mothers of late-preterm infants (26 in the experimental group and 27 in the control group). The experimental group was administered the late-preterm care education program while the control group received standard care. The program consisted of two sessions during hospitalization after birth, one session at the time of discharge, and telephone and social networking service consultations at weekly intervals for the month following discharge. The collected data were analyzed using the t-test, x² test, and repeated-measures analysis of variance.
Results
Parenting confidence and the breastfeeding rate were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group. However, there was no significant difference in the late-preterm infants’ growth and readmission rates between the experimental and control groups.
Conclusion
A care education program for mothers of late-preterm infants can be a useful nursing intervention in clinical practice.

Citations

• ผลของโปรแกรมการพยาบาลแบบระบบสนับสนุนต่อความรู้และพฤติกรรมของมารดาครรภ์แรกในการดูแลทารกคลอดก่อนกำหนดที่บ้าน
  จารุวรรณ สนองญาติ, ขวัญฤทัย ธรรมกิจไพโรจน์, เนติยา แจ่มทิม, ลักขณา ศิรถิรกุล, เมทณี ระดาบุตร
  Journal of Thailand Nursing and Midwifery Council .2026; 41(02): 316.     CrossRef
• Mother’s Own Milk Provision During the First 12 Weeks of Life by Gestational Age
  Aloka L. Patel, Joshua Wilson, Melissa Holmes, Tricia J. Johnson
  JAMA Network Open.2025; 8(3): e250024.     CrossRef
• The Effect of QR Code Supported Newborn Care Training Given to Mothers With Premature Infant on Self‐Efficacy and Anxiety: A Randomised Controlled Study
  Sinem Yalnızoğlu Çaka, Sümeyra Topal, Sinem Öztürkler, Fatma Tuncer Çelenkoğlu, Ayla Günlemez
  Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Effectiveness of a Nurse-Led Infant Health Promotion Education Program on Knowledge Among First-Time Pregnant Women in a Middle Eastern Country
  Suhaila Halasa, Judie Arulappan, Nadin M Abdel Razeq, Mahmoud Ai-Hussami, Dua’ Al-Maharma, Ommayah Nassar, Manar Nabolsi, Shawqi Saleh, Ibrahim Al Faouri
  Sage Open Nursing.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• The impact of postpartum in-home and telephone supportive counseling on maternal quality of life: A randomized controlled clinical trial
  Bita Eskandari, Roghaiyeh Nourizadeh, Esmat Mehrabi, Rasoul Heshmati, Reyhaneh Ivanbagha, Zahra Akbarivand
  Health Care for Women International.2025; : 1.     CrossRef
• Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Clinical Protocol #7: Model Maternity Policy Supportive of Breastfeeding
  Maria-Teresa Hernández-Aguilar, Melissa C. Bartick, Paula K. Schreck, Elise M. Chapin
  Breastfeeding Medicine.2025; 20(11): 771.     CrossRef
• Characteristics of late preterm infant readmissions: A systematic review
  Jennifer A. Joyner, Amy E. Papermaster, Jane Dimmitt Champion
  Journal of the American Association of Nurse Pract.2024; 36(6): 329.     CrossRef
• Effectiveness of Postnatal Maternal or Caregiver Interventions on Outcomes among Infants under Six Months with Growth Faltering: A Systematic Review
  Ritu Rana, Barkha Sirwani, Saranya Mohandas, Richard Kirubakaran, Shuby Puthussery, Natasha Lelijveld, Marko Kerac
  Nutrients.2024; 16(6): 837.     CrossRef
• The Effect of Video-assisted Breast Milk and Breastfeeding Training Given to the Mothers of Hospitalized Newborns on the Breastfeeding Self-efficacy Success: A Semi-experimental Study
  Esra TURAL BÜYÜK, Nazlı BALTACI, Şenay ÇOŞĞUN
  Bezmialem Science.2023; 11(4): 417.     CrossRef
• A survey among healthcare professionals from seven countries reported diverse nutritional practices of late preterm infants
  Hon Kit Cheang, Chun‐Yan Yeung, Irene Cheah, Guslihan Dasa Tjipta, Bugis Mardiana Lubis, Raul Garza‐Bulnes, Dagoberto Delgado‐Franco, Adejumoke Idowu Ayede, Chinyere V. Ezeaka, Mamun Al Mohammad Abullah, Adedotun Owolabi, Anne Schaafsma, Urszula Kudla, Le
  Acta Paediatrica.2022; 111(7): 1362.     CrossRef
• Interventions to Improve Breastfeeding Outcomes in Late Preterm and Early Term Infants
  Sarah Dib, Kulnipa Kittisakmontri, Jonathan C. Wells, Mary Fewtrell
  Breastfeeding Medicine.2022; 17(10): 781.     CrossRef
• Effects of a breastfeeding coaching program on growth and neonatal jaundice in late preterm infants in South Korea
  Gun Ja Jang, Sangjin Ko
  Child Health Nursing Research.2021; 27(4): 377.     CrossRef
• Influence of a Breastfeeding Coaching Program on the Breastfeeding Rates and Neonatal Morbidity in Late Preterm Infants
  Gun Ja Jang
  Child Health Nursing Research.2020; 26(3): 376.     CrossRef
• Factors Influencing Breast Milk Feeding in Singleton Late Preterm Infants
  Su Jin Kim, Gun Ja Jang
  Journal of Health Informatics and Statistics.2020; 45(4): 311.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to construct a structural model that explains the factors affecting aggression among elementary school students and to verify their suitability.
Methods
The study period was from June to August 2018. The study subjects were fifth- and sixth- graders at an elementary school. In total, 291 surveys were collected, of which 259 were analyzed. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 24.0 and AMOS version 24.0.
Results
The fit of the final model was acceptable (x²=160.08 [p<.001], GFI=.921, AGFI=.869, CFI=.919, SRMR=.057, and RMSEA=.086). Thus, eight of the 10 hypotheses were shown to be statistically significant.
Conclusion
The results of this study indicate that positive and open parenting behaviors and training children to engage in self-control are needed to reduce their aggression. In addition, considerable attention and education are required in the home, school, and society so that children can learn to properly recognize and express their emotions and establish suitable beliefs regarding aggressive behavior.

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to examine types of parenting among fathers. The characteristics of parenting each type in early childhood were identified by systematically analyzing and classifying father’s perceptions of parenting using the Q-methodology, which places importance on the perspective of the performer.
Methods
The Q-method, which is effective for measuring individual subjectivity was used. The subjects in this study were 50 fathers with young children (2~36 months).
Results
Four parenting types were identified analyzing the subjective perceptions of fathers with young children about parenting. One type was centered on character development. Another was centered on social development. A third was centered on physical health and development. The fourth was centered on building values.
Conclusion
Parenting education programs should be developed based on type-specific characteristics and further research should investigate the effects of father’s parenting type.

Purpose
We aimed to identify factors influencing physical activity in adolescents with complex congenital heart disease.
Methods
We recruited 92 adolescents with complex congenital heart disease from a tertiary medical center in Seoul, measured their levels of physical activity, and identified factors that influenced their physical activity levels using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire, the New York Heart Association classification, congenital heart disease complexity, the Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Parental Bonding Instrument scale. Stepwise multiple linear regression was used to determine factors influencing physical activity.
Results
Total physical activity was higher in males than in females (t=4.46, p<.001). Adolescents who participated in school physical education classes engaged in more physical activity than those who did not (t=6.77, p<.001). Higher self-efficacy (β=.41, p<.001), male gender (β=.37, p<.001) and participation in school physical education classes (β=.19, p=.042) were associated with a higher likelihood of engagement in physical activity.
Conclusion
It is necessary to develop nursing interventions that enhance self-efficacy in order to promote physical activity in adolescents with complex congenital heart disease. Physical activity should also be promoted in an individualized manner, taking into account gender, disease severity, and parental attitude.

Citations

• Shared decision-making for preventive sports cardiology in youth with heart disease: a pilot study
  Manon Petrault, Mathieu Andrianoely, Marion Audie, Oscar Werner, Stephanie Lagorce, Stephanie Froger, Julie Chabaneix, Julien Hasselot, Yannick Jouenne, Cecile Jore, Lisa Viton Le Mao, Marc Apheceixborde, Xavier Iriart, Jean-Baptiste Mouton, Julien Gotcha
  Pediatric Research.2026;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Children With Congenital Heart Disease and the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines: A Scoping Review
  Matthew S. Chapelski, Megan Tomyn, Kristina Sobolewski, Amanda Froehlich Chow, Leah J. Ferguson, Charissa Pockett, Corey R. Tomczak, Marta C. Erlandson
  CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease.2025; 4(1): 34.     CrossRef
• Understanding the barriers and facilitators that impact physical activity levels in children and adolescents with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD): a rapid review
  Alyssia Venna, Yves d’Udekem, Sabrina Figueiredo
  BMC Public Health.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• One-year postintervention health-related physical fitness and quality of life among children and grown-up with congenital heart disease: An analysis from a tertiary cardiac care hospital, India
  Malabika Maity, Sitaraman Radhakrishnan, Sushil Azad, Ankit Garg, Samir Bhatia, Mudasir Ahmed, Soumit Roy
  Annals of Pediatric Cardiology.2025; 18(3): 194.     CrossRef
• Early hybrid cardiac rehabilitation in congenital heart disease: the QUALIREHAB trial
  Pascal Amedro, Arthur Gavotto, Helena Huguet, Luc Souilla, Anne-Cecile Huby, Stefan Matecki, Anne Cadene, Gregoire De La Villeon, Marie Vincenti, Oscar Werner, Charlene Bredy, Kathleen Lavastre, Hamouda Abassi, Sarah Cohen, Sebastien Hascoet, Claire Dauph
  European Heart Journal.2024; 45(16): 1458.     CrossRef
• Physical Activity and Executive Functioning in Children and Adolescents with Congenital Heart Defects: A Scoping Review
  Amanda Clifton, Neva Kirk-Sanchez, Gerson Cipriano, James G. Moore, Lawrence P. Cahalin
  Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease.2024; 11(10): 309.     CrossRef
• Physical Activity Promotion Among Individuals With Tetralogy of Fallot
  Mackenzie Buchanan, Christopher Spence, Michelle Keir, Michael Khoury
  CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease.2023; 2(6): 322.     CrossRef
• The discovery of a data-driven causal diagram of sport participation in children and adolescents with heart disease: a pilot study
  Jakub S. Gąsior, Marcel Młyńczak, Craig A. Williams, Aleksandra Popłonyk, Daria Kowalska, Paulina Giezek, Bożena Werner
  Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Physical activity modification in youth with congenital heart disease: a comprehensive narrative review
  Arend W. van Deutekom, Adam J. Lewandowski
  Pediatric Research.2021; 89(7): 1650.     CrossRef

Purpose
This study was conducted to determine the influence of ego-identity, parenting efficacy, and stress coping style on depression in mothers of toddlers.
Methods
This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study. Data were collected from 164 mothers of toddlers, and analyzed using descriptive statistics, the t-test, analysis of variance, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis using SPSS for Windows version 24.0.
Results
The factors influencing depression in mothers of toddlers included ego-identity, economic status, and perceived health status. These variables explained 60.0% of depression in mothers of toddlers.
Conclusion
Lower ego-identity was associated with more intense depression. Therefore, healthcare providers should develop intervention programs that can improve ego-identity to decrease depression among mothers of toddlers.

Citations

• Factors influencing children’s emotional and behavioral problems perceived by North Korean refugee mothers: a descriptive study
  In-Sook Lee, Jeong-Hee Jeon
  Child Health Nursing Research.2024; 30(2): 129.     CrossRef
• Factors Influencing Changes in Parenting Behavior during Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
  Mi-Ra Kim, Sun-Mi Chae
  Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Chil.2022; 26(2): 80.     CrossRef

Purpose
The study aimed to develop a play toolkit to facilitate infants’ and toddlers' symbolic thought and fine motor development.
Methods
This study used a methodological study design including two phases of development and evaluation. After reviewing the play culture and developmental health issues in Kyrgyzstan through a literature review and interviews with local experts and parents, the toolkit was developed and evaluated using content validity and utilization tests.
Results
The toolkit was based on Westby’s symbolic play and the fine motor milestones in the Bright Futures Guidelines. The Toolkits were composed of an overall suggested play schedule according to the child’s age, four kinds of play props, and a utilization guidebook for parents. The play props were a felt book, sorting and assembling blocks, cup blocks, and a tangram. The guidebook contained age-appropriate operating methods and alternative ways to use the materials.
Conclusion
A play toolkit was developed to enhance nurturing practices among parents of infants and toddlers. The findings may help facilitate effective interactions between parents and their children. Considering that nurturing care is critical for achieving better child health outcomes, enhancing parenting resources and parent-child relations could function as an effective strategy for promoting child health.

Purpose
This study examined the effects of an empathy ability improvement program on empathy ability and parenting efficacy among mothers of elementary school students.
Methods
This was a quasi-experimental study using a pre-test/post-test control group design. The experimental group (n=23) completed an empathy ability improvement program, while 22 mothers were assigned to the control group. Pre-test and post-test analyses were conducted using the empathy ability scale and parenting efficacy scale. The data were analyzed using the x² test and test independent t-test.
Results
The experimental group showed a statistically significant improvement in empathy ability (t=2.79, d=4.48, p=.008) and parenting efficacy (t=2.87, d=0.89, p=.006) in comparison to the control group.
Conclusion
The results of this study indicate that empathy education may be effective for improving empathy ability and parenting efficacy in mothers of school-age children.

Citations

• Effects of a Violence Prevention Education Program Using Empathy (VPEP-E) on Fifth-Grade Students in South Korea
  Kyung-Ah Kang, Shin-Jeong Kim, SoRa Kang, JungMin Lee
  The Journal of School Nursing.2024; 40(4): 361.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to construct a model to explain the parenting satisfaction associated with the role transition of older mothers with preschool children.
Methods
The participants of this study were mothers of 3- to 6-year-old children who gave birth after 35 years of age, and were drawn from 16 child care centers and 8 kindergartens in 4 administrative districts of B city. Data were analyzed using SPSS for Windows version 22.0 and AMOS for Windows version 22.0.
Results
Parental stress, mother-child interactions, parental beliefs regarding personality, and socioeconomic status (income, education, and occupation) had direct effects on parenting satisfaction. Social support also showed direct and indirect effects. Among the sub factors of child temperament, sociability had a significant effect. These variables explained 57.4% of the variation in parenting satisfaction.
Conclusion
The results of this study will contribute to the development of effective programs to enhance the parenting satisfaction of older mothers, and will help older mothers through the role transition necessary for the growth of their children.

Purpose
This study was conducted to describe parenting stress in mothers of preschoolers who were born prematurely and to determine factors affecting parenting stress in child’s problem behavior, mother-child interaction and parenting alliance.
Methods
An exploratory survey study was conducted with 66 mothers of preschool children (5~6 years) with preterm births (PTB). Data were collected using Parenting Stress Index (PSI), Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), Mother-Preschool Child Interaction Scale (MPIS), and Parenting Alliance Inventory (PAI).
Results
Of the 66 mothers, 8(12.1%) showed high scores that were more than borderline for the PSI total score. In the multiple linear regression analysis, lower scores on the PAI (β=-.41, p<.001), higher scores on the externalizing problem behavior of the CBCL (β=.40, p=.001), and lower scores on the MPIS (β=-.21, p=.043) were statistically significant contributors to maternal parenting stress.
Conclusion
Findings indicate that mothers of PTB preschool children are at risk for parenting stress. Child’s externalizing problem behavior, poor maternal- child interaction and parenting alliance were independent factors raising maternal parenting stress. More attention is needed on paternal parenting support, child’s behavioral development, interaction with children for effective prevention and management of maternal parenting stress of PTB young children.

Citations

• Spousal support, parent–nurse partnership and caregiver burden among parents of children with chronic diseases: A cross‐sectional study
  Jihye Kim, Heemin Chae, Yoonjung Kim
  Journal of Clinical Nursing.2024; 33(7): 2649.     CrossRef
• Structural Equation Modeling of the Interaction between Mothers and Preschool-Age Children
  Hyun-Yi Chai, Mi-Young Choi
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2021; 51(5): 630.     CrossRef
• Parenting Stress in Preterm and Full-term Infant Mothers by Their Children’s Developmental Stages
  Kieun Kim, Hyejung Lee
  Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Chil.2020; 24(3): 162.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to identify factors related to level of satisfaction among mothers of preschoolers.
Methods
Participants were 359 mothers of firstborn healthy preschoolers. The questionnaires were collected from August 1 to November 21, 2012. Data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0.
Results
The mean score for degree of mothers’ parenting satisfaction was 5.94 out of 7. There were significant differences in the level of parenting satisfaction according to mother’s job (t=2.48, p=.014), planned pregnancy (t=3.07, p=.002), number of children (t=2.22, p=.027), and parenting education (F=4.33, p=.005). The environmental variables of age of spouse (F=3.06, p=.048) and monthly income of the household (F=2.87, p=.036) also seemed to have an influence. Analysis of predictors such as the mother’s job, planned pregnancy, parenting education, overall health problems, parenting stress, perception of emotional status and behaviors in children, age of spouse, and spouse’s support explained 31.5% of the variance in mother’s parenting satisfaction.
Conclusion
The results suggest a need to develop nursing intervention programs for parenting stress reduction, and health programs for fathers to support mothers’ child rearing.

Citations

• Parental Health-promoting Behaviors for Young Children in Intercultural Couples
  Hyunmi Son, Gyumin Han, Young-Sil Sohn
  Journal of Child and Family Studies.2024; 33(10): 3317.     CrossRef
• A Model for Role Transition of Older Mothers with Preschool Children
  Mee Kyung Kim, Hyang Mi Jung
  Child Health Nursing Research.2018; 24(1): 37.     CrossRef

Purpose
This study was conducted to identify the sexual maturation, parenting attitude, maturity fear and emotional and behavioral problems of girls in elementary school, and to examine the relation between these variables and factors that influence emotional and behavioral problems.
Methods
Participants were 128 second, third and fourth year students from 3 elementary schools. Data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA and Scheffé test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression with SPSS/WIN 21.0.
Results
Emotional and behavioral problems were related to eating rate, eating breakfast, frequency of late-night snacks and main communicator on pubertal development. Emotional and behavioral problems showed a positive correlation with maturity fear and father’s parenting attitude (strictness) and a negative correlation with parenting attitude and father’s parenting attitude (intimacy). Maturity fear, father’s parenting attitude, eating breakfast, and main communicator on pubertal development had significant influence on emotional and behavioral problems of girls in elementary school.
Conclusion
Findings show that for effective management of emotional and behavioral problems in elementary school girls, programs including coping with maturity fear, supportive parenting of father, diet education, and functional communication with mother on pubertal development should be developed.

Purpose
The aim of this study was to explore how characteristics of ADHD children affect social support for mothers, parenting stress, parenting sense of competence, coping, and quality of life. The conceptual model was based on the Lazarus and Folkman’s stress-evaluation- coping theory.
Methods
Data were collected 208 mothers of children with ADHD. Data were analysed using SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18.0 programs.
Results
The proposed model was good fit for the data based on the model fit indices. Parenting stress, parenting sense of competence and coping directly affected quality of life but characteristics of the children and social support had only an indirect effect. The explanatory power of these variables was 52.1%.
Conclusion
The results of this study indicate that nursing strategies to increase social support for mothers with ADHD children, lowers parenting stress, improves parenting sense of competence, and guides the parents to choose appropriate coping. In particular, as social support has the strongest influence on the quality of life, it is necessary to develop nursing intervention programs that utilize social support for parents with ADHD children.

Citations

• Structural Equation Modeling for Quality of Life of Mothers of Children with Developmental Disabilities: Focusing on the Self-Help Model
  Mi Ran Yang, Mi Yu
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2022; 52(3): 308.     CrossRef

Purpose
Helicopter parenting is emerging in parenting as a way of rearing adolescents and adult children. The aims of this study were to develop a Korean version of the Helicopter Parenting and Autonomy Supportive Behaviors Scale (HPASB).
Methods
The HPASB questionnaire items were translated into Korean and reviewed by experts and Content Validity Index (CVI) in a preliminary study with 10 university students. During September and October, 2014 data were collected from 229 nursing students from five different universities in different locations. For data analysis, SPSS 21.0 statistics which included exploratory factor analysis, t-test, one-way ANOVA were utilized.
Results
Content validity was over CVI .8. The 6 factors of K-HPASB were extracted and accounted for 59.30% of variance. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was .71 indicating high reliability.
Conclusion
The Korean version of the HPASB was identified as a scale with a high degree of validity and reliability. The results of this study provide a valuable scale which can be useful in the study of parenting as a way of rearing adolescents and adult children in Korea. To enhance the positive aspect of helicopter parenting, we suggest the development of intervention programs on parenting.

Citations

• Helikopter Anababalık ve Özerklik Destekleyici Davranışlar Ölçeği’nin Türkçeye Uyarlanması: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması
  Figen ÇOK, Cansu Hazal GÜÇLÜ, H. Kübra ÖZDOĞAN, Semih TOPUZ
  Ankara Universitesi Egitim Bilimleri Fakultesi Der.2022;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Influence of Perceived Helicopter Parenting, Critical Thinking Disposition, Cognitive Ability, and Learning Motivation on Learning Behavior among Nursing Students
  Hyunjoo Oh, Haeryun Cho, So Youn Yim
  International Journal of Environmental Research an.2021; 18(3): 1362.     CrossRef
• The effect of behavioral control parenting on adolescents’ self-esteem: The mediated roles of separation from parents and perceived mattering to parents
  GoWoon Suh
  THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY.2019; 32(2): 43.     CrossRef
• Perceived Helicopter Parenting and Korean Emerging Adults’ Psychological Adjustment: The Mediational Role of Parent–Child Affection and Pressure from Parental Career Expectations
  Jaerim Lee, Sieun Kang
  Journal of Child and Family Studies.2018; 27(11): 3672.     CrossRef
• Mothers’ Helicopter Parenting and Subjective Well-being
  Gyesook Yoo, Ki Na Hwi, Yang Da Yeon
  Journal of Life-span Studies.2018; 8(2): 89.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to identify effects of parenting stress in North Korean refugee fathers on their parenting behavior.
Methods
A descriptive study design was used. Data were collected during 2014 and 2015 in a settlement support center for North Korean refugees and 99 North Korean refugee fathers participated. Data were analyzed using SPSS 21.0.
Results
Warmth․encouragement parenting behavior received the highest score. The score for parenting stress was 81.98 out of 180, and 32.3% of participants were found to need professional help (≥PSI 90). There were significant negative correlations between warmth․encouragement parenting behavior and parenting stress. There were also significant positive correlations between rejection․neglect parenting behavior and parenting stress. Predictors of warmth․encouragement behavior were parent-child dysfunctional interaction which explained 10.1% of the variance. Predictors of rejection․neglect behavior were parent-child dysfunctional interaction, number of children and wife’s education level which explained 33.4% of the variance.
Conclusion
Findings show that North Korean refugee fathers’ parenting stress significantly influenced warmth․encouragement and rejection․neglect parenting behavior indicating a need to identify ways to decrease parenting stress. Parenting education can guide North Korean refugee fathers to strengthen parent-child positive interactions and therefore promote their children’s growth and development.

Citations

• Ambiguous Loss, Continuing Bonds, and Post-Separation Growth in North Korean Defector Women
  Kyong Ah Kim, Richard M. Lee, Hyein Chang
  Journal of Loss and Trauma.2025; : 1.     CrossRef
• 가족관계에서 탈북청년들의 신념변화에 관한 질적 연구: 부모-자녀관계에서 ‘좋은 부모’에 관한 인식을 중심으로*
  주람 전, 일현 배, 지홍 배, 윤정 신
  Journal of Family Relations.2024; 28(4): 93.     CrossRef
• Development and effects of the PARENT (Parenting Acceptable Real Empathy Nurture Training) program for mothers who defected from North Korea
  In-Sook Lee, Jung-Hee Jeon
  Applied Nursing Research.2024; 79: 151839.     CrossRef
• Research Trends on the Parenting Behavior of North Korean Defectors: A Scoping Review
  Ocksim Kim, Seongmi Choi, JiYeon Choi, Sang Hui Chu
  Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing.2024; 38(1): 55.     CrossRef
• Influence of parenting efficacy, parenting stress, and acculturation stress on parent-child relations among North Korean refugee mothers
  In-Sook Lee, Jung-Hee Jeon
  Child Health Nursing Research.2021; 27(2): 171.     CrossRef
• Stress e competenze genitoriali nelle separazioni giudiziarie. Analisi dei fattori protettivi e di rischio nelle relazioni parentali
  Daniela Pajardi, Monia Vagni, Valeria Giostra, Viviana La Spada, Tiziana Maiorano
  RICERCHE DI PSICOLOGIA.2019; (4): 693.     CrossRef
• Structural Equation Model for Psychosocial Adjustment in North Korean Adolescent Refugees
  Insook Lee
  Child Health Nursing Research.2018; 24(3): 287.     CrossRef

Purpose
This study was done to explore disease factors in children with epilepsy, parental factors and resource factors that are related to parenting stress and identify effects of each factor on parenting stress.
Methods
Participants were 131 parents who had children who visited a hospital or were hospitalized due to epilepsy. Data collection was done between September 17 and November 17, 2012, and self-report surveys were used.
Results
In Stepwise multiple regression analysis, factors influencing parenting stress in children with epilepsy were marital communication, educational background of parents, parenting efficacy, children’s development delay, drug treatment and surgical treatment as a method of epilepsy treatment. These factors explained 34.6% (F = 13.22, p < .001) of the variance in parenting stress.
Conclusion
The findings indicate that parental factors (educational background of parents and parenting efficacy) and resource factors (marital communication) have higher explanatory power than disease factors of the children. Thus, it is importance to assess the capacity of parents through self-evaluation, and to assess barriers to marital communication when developing parenting stress intervention programs. Furthermore, both parents should be involved in interventions for parenting stress.

Citations

• Development of a parent questionnaire to assess treatment adherence for a child or adolescent with epilepsy
  Juna Lee, Ju Young Yoon
  Epilepsy & Behavior.2023; 140: 109112.     CrossRef
• Structural Equation Modeling for Quality of Life of Mothers of Children with Developmental Disabilities: Focusing on the Self-Help Model
  Mi Ran Yang, Mi Yu
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2022; 52(3): 308.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of the study was to describe the parenting experience of parents of children with chronic illness in Korea.
Methods
A conventional contents analysis was used for the study. Twelve mothers of chronically ill children participated in the study. Qualitative data were analyzed using the Morse and Field method.
Results
Four categories, 10 subcategories and 42 codes emerged from the data on the parenting experience of parents of children with chronic illness. The four categories were ‘Sacrifice and full-engagement within self-mortification’, ‘Renormalization of collapsed daily life’, ‘Paving a new way for independence’ and ‘Growing together of myself and the family’.
Conclusion
Parents of children with chronic illness experienced not only negative aspects such as a confusion but also re-normalization and growing together. Based on the results, health professionals need to develop effective nursing interventions toward positive parenting for these parents and their children with chronic illnesses.

Citations

• Spousal support, parent–nurse partnership and caregiver burden among parents of children with chronic diseases: A cross‐sectional study
  Jihye Kim, Heemin Chae, Yoonjung Kim
  Journal of Clinical Nursing.2024; 33(7): 2649.     CrossRef
• Serial Dual Mediating Effects of Parenting Stress on Life Satisfaction among Parents of School-Aged Children with Chronic Conditions
  Jeong-Won Han, Boeun Yang, Hanna Lee
  Healthcare.2024; 12(4): 461.     CrossRef
• Risk and protective factors for a salutogenic sense of health in adolescents with Moyamoya disease
  Won‐Oak Oh, Kyu Won Shim, In‐Sun Yeom, Il Tae Park, Yoo Jin Heo, Jihee Han
  International Journal of Nursing Practice.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
• The mediating effects of parenting style on the relationship between parental stress and behavioral problems in girls with precocious puberty in Korea: a cross-sectional study
  Ahreum Kwon, Young Il Cho, Hyo Jin Kim, Junghwan Suh, Dong Hee Kim
  BMC Pediatrics.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
• A Case Study on Experience of Parents with Children who are Youth Athletes
  Yu seong Na, Ji Hyun Oh
  The Korean Journal of Community Living Science.2023; 34(3): 401.     CrossRef
• Role of Fungal Species in the Etiology of Nasal Polyposis
  Ozan Özdemir, Aysel Karataş, Tolga Kırgezen, Mert Ahmet Kuşkucu, Enes Yiğit, Özlem Doğan, Özgür Yiğit
  Istanbul Medical Journal.2023; 24(3): 267.     CrossRef
• An educational design and development project for pediatric heart transplant recipients and their families
  Go-Eun Kim, Eun Kyoung Choi, HyeJung Lee, Yu-Mi Im
  Journal of Pediatric Nursing.2022; 66: e152.     CrossRef
• A Predictive Model of Resilience in Mothers of Children with Developmental Disabilities
  Youyoung Cho, Hyeonok Kim
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2022; 52(4): 407.     CrossRef
• Family Management Style and Psychosocial Health of Children with Chronic Conditions
  YeoJin Im, Dong Hee Kim
  Journal of Child and Family Studies.2021; 30(2): 483.     CrossRef
• Parenting Changes of Mothers of a Child with Cancer
  Min Ah Kim, Jaehee Yi, Aurene Wilford, Soo Hyun Kim
  Journal of Family Issues.2020; 41(4): 460.     CrossRef
• Depression and Fear about Maturation in Girls with Precocious Puberty and Depression and Anxiety in Their Mothers
  이민주, 박신애, 백성환
  JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF MATERNAL AND CHIL.2018; 22(3): 162.     CrossRef
• Mothers’ Experiences of Caring for Visually Impaired Children
  Sangeun Oh
  Child Health Nursing Research.2017; 23(2): 219.     CrossRef
• Factors Influencing the Quality of Life in Mothers of Children with Precocious Puberty
  Suyoung Lee, Gaeun Kim
  Child Health Nursing Research.2017; 23(3): 312.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to examine the awareness of fathers about early childhood parenting.
Methods
Selected fathers of children in early childhood were interviewed, and an open-ended questionnaire was utilized to identify the fathers’ awareness of the meaning of parenting, priority for parenting, opinions on paternal roles as a child raiser, parenting difficulties, and what education they wanted to receive as fathers. After their statements were collected, a content analysis was done.
Results
Results of the content analysis showed there were 45 significant statements, which were classified into 17 categories. The fathers saw the meaning of parenting as being in five different domains: social, cognitive, emotional, physical and environmental. As for paternal roles, they thought that a fathers should serve as emotional supporters. The parenting difficulties that they faced were attributed to time constraints.
Conclusion
For fathers, development of parent education programs that deal with early childhood parenting knowledge, communication methods and how to play with children according to their developmental stages are required, and qualitative research should be implemented to keep track of the process of changes in parenting characteristics.

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships among preschoolers’ smartphone addiction tendency, problem behaviors, and parenting efficacy of the mothers of these children.
Methods
A cross-sectional, descriptive study design was used with self-administered questionnaires. A total of 83 mothers of preschoolers aged 4-6 years and their preschool teachers from a kindergarten participated in the study.
Results
Mean daily time spent by the preschoolers on smartphones was about 45 minutes/day. About 40% spent more than 60 minutes/day on smartphones. The majority (69.8%) used smartphones without adult supervision. The level of smartphone addiction tendency among the pre-schoolers was 1.52±0.45 on a 4-point scale. Preschoolers whose mothers use smartphones for more than 60 minutes/day showed a higher level of smartphone addiction tendency than preschoolers whose mothers use smartphones for less than 60 minutes/day. Also smartphone addiction tendency among preschoolers had a positive correlation with hyperactive-distractible behavior (r = .228, p = .038) and a negative correlation with parenting efficacy of their mothers (r = -.299, p = .006).
Conclusion
Our findings demonstrated that preschooler’s smartphone addiction tendency is significantly associated with hyperactive-distractible behaviors of the children and low parenting efficacy among their mothers. Therefore well-designed care plans for these populations should be provided to decrease smartphone addiction tendency.

Citations

• Types and contexts of child mobile screen use and associations with early childhood behavior
  Sumudu R. Mallawaarachchi, Jeromy Anglim, Sharon Horwood
  Early Childhood Research Quarterly.2025; 70: 274.     CrossRef
• Addressing the impact of smartphone use on children’s health: a comprehensive analysis of physical, psychological, social, and behavioral effects
  Mohammed Said Obeidat, Faten Hani AL-Shalabi
  Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science.2025; 26(5): 690.     CrossRef
• Parent-Child Relationships and Children’s Addiction to Smartphones: A Review of International Studies
  Victor P. Sheinov
  RUDN Journal of Psychology and Pedagogics.2025; 22(1): 75.     CrossRef
• Prevalence, determinants and consequences of problematic smartphone use among preschoolers (3–5 years) from Dhaka, Bangladesh: A cross-sectional investigation
  Faruq Abdulla, Md. Moyazzem Hossain, Mohammed Nazmul Huq, Abdul Hai, Azizur Rahman, Russell Kabir, Farhana Jahan Peya, Sinigdha Islam, Hafiz T.A. Khan
  Journal of Affective Disorders.2023; 329: 413.     CrossRef
• Associations of smartphone and tablet use in early childhood with psychosocial, cognitive and sleep factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  Sumudu R. Mallawaarachchi, Jeromy Anglim, Merrilyn Hooley, Sharon Horwood
  Early Childhood Research Quarterly.2022; 60: 13.     CrossRef
• Parental Factors Associated with Smartphone Overuse in Preschoolers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  Gumhee Lee, Sungjae Kim, Heajin Yu
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2020; 50(3): 349.     CrossRef
• Pathway from Maternal Parenting Efficacy, Inappropriate Motives for Allowing Smart Devices, and Smart Device Dependency to Preschoolers’ Ability to Understand Minds
  Yun Mi Park, Min Ju Kang
  Korean Journal of Child Studies.2020; 41(6): 9.     CrossRef
• Factors associated with Smartphone Overdependency in Preschool Children
  MinJung Lee, SungHee Park
  Child Health Nursing Research.2018; 24(4): 383.     CrossRef
• Effects of the Age at First Use of Smart Devices and the Amount of Time to Use Smart Devices on the Externalizing Problem Behavior of Infants and the Moderating Roles of Maternal Managing Behavior
  Yoon Kyung Kim, Ho Jung Kim, Mi Kyung Yoon, Ju Hee Park
  Family and Environment Research.2018; 56(6): 541.     CrossRef
• Effects of Hyperactivity Tendency and Ego-Resiliency on Smartphone Game Overflow Among Young Children
  Ha Ra Ban, Nary Shin
  Korean Journal of Child Studies.2017; 38(4): 117.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to provide basic data for nursing interventions to assist primary caregivers of young children by determining the degree stress and fatigue that caregivers were under due to parenting young children.
METHODS
Participants were primary caregivers (181 mothers and 160 grandmothers) of young children.
RESULTS
1) Mean score for degree of parenting stress was 2.61 (+/-.69) and for fatigue, 1.97 (+/-.54). 2) There was a significant difference in degree of parenting stress according to primary caregivers' age, employment status, income, whether the children were wanted babies, health status of the children and caregivers, personality of the children, and benefits from, and satisfaction with costs of childcare. Likewise, there was a significant difference in degree of fatigue according to relationship of primary caregivers to the children, primary caregivers' age, religion, income, whether the children were wanted babies, health status of the children and caregivers, personality of the children, and benefits from, and satisfaction with costs of childcare. 3) Stress and fatigue perceived by the primary caregivers were significantly correlated (r=.554 p<.001).
CONCLUSION
To alleviate more effectively primary caregivers' parenting stress and fatigue, early nursing intervention and educational programs need to be developed.

Citations

• Factors Influencing Fatigue in Mothers of Hospitalized Children
  Hee Seung Song
  Child Health Nursing Research.2016; 22(4): 363.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This study was conducted to describe the relationship of perception of parenting attitude, behavior problems and resilience of school age children.
METHODS
Participants were 131 children enrolled in the 4th to 6th grades. Data were collected from November 29 to December 6, 2010 using a self-report questionnaire. The questionnaire included the Parental Bonding Instrument, Korean version of Youth Self-Report, and Resilience. Data were analyzed using SPSS WIN 18.0 program.
RESULTS
There were significant differences in resilience according to gender, relationship with peers, academic achievement and school satisfaction. Resilience showed a positive correlation with parental bonding attitude and negative correlation with problem behavior in the children.
CONCLUSION
This result suggests that interventions focusing on parenting attitude to enhance resilience should be developed to help school age children.

Citations

• Effect of Self-Esteem, Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Well-Being on Resilience in Nursing Students
  Young Eun Lee, Eunyoung Kim, Sun Young Park
  Child Health Nursing Research.2017; 23(3): 385.     CrossRef
• A Study on the Maternal Cultural and Emotional Factors Influencing the Children's Mental Health in Multicultural Families
  Mijung Yeom, Soo Yang
  Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Menta.2014; 23(1): 1.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The main purpose of this study was to describe the relationship of mothers' parenting attitude as perceived by the child to self-esteem, and school adjustment of school age children with Tetrology of Fallot (TOF).
METHODS
In this study a self-administered questionnaire survey was used to collect the data. The participants included 38 children who were registered in a pediatric cardiology clinic in one tertiary medical center. Their ages were between 11 and 15 years. They were diagnosed with TOF, and had no other congenital problems. Data were collected from November 1 to November 30, 2009. After obtaining telephone consent from the mothers and children, questionnaires were mailed to 64 participants and 38 questionnaires were returned. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) WIN 15.0 version.
RESULTS
There was a significant correlation between perceived parenting attitude, self-esteem, and school adjustment of children with TOF.
CONCLUSION
Children who perceive their mothers' parenting attitude to be more positive also report higher self-esteem and better school adjustment. These findings are similar to other studies done with healthy school age children. However, parents of children with TOF may require different parenting approaches to foster positive self-esteem and school adjustment.

Citations

• School Adaptation Program for School-Age Children with Emotional and Behavioral Problems
  Haeryun Cho, Shin-Jeong Kim, Myung Soon Kwon, Jina Oh, Woojae Han
  Child Health Nursing Research.2015; 21(2): 141.     CrossRef
• The life experiences of Korean children and adolescents with complex congenital heart disease: A qualitative study
  Sunhee Lee, So‐Sun Kim
  Nursing & Health Sciences.2012; 14(3): 398.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This study was designed to identify mother and infant related factors that influence child-care stress among the mother of newborn infants.
METHODS
Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires and descriptive statistics, correlation and multiple regression were used to analyze the data. The data survey was conducted with 957 conveniently selected mothers of infants when they visited a public health center in Seoul to have their children immunized.
RESULTS
The average item score for the Childcare Stress Inventory was 38.03, for the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, 9.31 and for the Degree of Bother Inventory, 23.42. The CSI was positively correlated to EPDS (r=.44, p<.001) and DBI (r=.40, p<.001). Also these two variables explained 30.0% of CSI in infants' mothers.
CONCLUSION
These findings are expected to expand the understanding about postpartum mothers' child-care stress and can contribute to the development of comprehensive interventions based on community health nursing.

Citations

• Relation between Mother’s Taekyo, Prenatal and Postpartum Depression, and Infant’s Temperament and Colic: A Longitudinal Prospective Approach
  Kyung-Sook Bang, Insook Lee, Sungjae Kim, Yunjeong Yi, Iksoo Huh, Sang-Youn Jang, Dasom Kim, Sujin Lee
  International Journal of Environmental Research an.2020; 17(20): 7691.     CrossRef
• Effects of a Group-based Parenting Support Program for Infant and Toddler Parents: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
  SunHwa Park, Seong-Hi Park, Kyung Ja June
  Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nurs.2019; 30(3): 377.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This study was done to build and test a theoretical model that could be used to explain and predict parenting behavior of mothers with preschool children.
METHODS
The participants were 298 mothers with preschool children. Data were analyzed using the SAS (Statistical Analysis System) and AMOS (Analysis of Moment Structures) programs.
RESULTS
Parenting stress showed a direct effect on parenting satisfaction. Parenting efficacy showed a direct effect on parenting behavior. Parenting stress showed an indirect effect on parenting behavior. Parenting efficacy was found to mediate the relationship between parenting stress and parenting behavior. Income and mother's perfectionism had an impact on parenting behavior.
CONCLUSION
The outcomes of this study indicate the necessity of designing intervention programs that emphasize increasing parenting efficacy in order to increase positive parenting behavior.

Citations

• The Effects of Maternal Childhood Attachment and Paternal Involvement in Child-Rearing and Maternal Parenting Efficacy on Parenting Behavior of Mothers with Infants
  Hye-Jin Oh, Hyun-Sim Doh
  Korean Journal of Child Studies.2019; 40(2): 115.     CrossRef
• Parenting Stress and Maternal–Child Interactions Among Preschool Mothers From the Philippines, Korea, and Vietnam: A Cross-Sectional, Comparative Study
  Yong-Sook Eo, Ji-Soo Kim
  Journal of Transcultural Nursing.2018; 29(5): 449.     CrossRef
• A Model for Role Transition of Older Mothers with Preschool Children
  Mee Kyung Kim, Hyang Mi Jung
  Child Health Nursing Research.2018; 24(1): 37.     CrossRef
• Factors Related to Parenting Satisfaction among Mothers of Preschoolers
  Inkyung Jung, Young-Hae Kim, Hyun-Mi Son
  Child Health Nursing Research.2017; 23(4): 449.     CrossRef
• Parenting Self-Efficacy and Parental Involvement: Mediators or Moderators Between Socioeconomic Status and Children’s Academic Competence in Japan and Korea?
  Susan D. Holloway, Emily J. Campbell, Ayumi Nagase, Soojung Kim, Sawako Suzuki, Qian Wang, Kyoko Iwatate, Sun Yong Baak
  Research in Human Development.2016; 13(3): 258.     CrossRef
• The Causal Relationship between Maternal Parenting Stress and Self-Efficacy by Employment Status
  Nary Shin, Jaejin Ahn
  Korean Journal of Child Studies.2014; 35(5): 135.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The study was conducted to explore the parenting experience of mothers who have defected from North Korean.
METHODS
Nineteen mothers who defected from North Korean were recruited in Hanawon and data were collected through face-to-face interviews. Grounded theory methodology developed by Strauss and Corbin (1998) was adapted for theoretical sampling and analysis. Interviews were recorded with consent and transcribed verbatim.
RESULTS
The core category was discovered to be 'pursuing positive parenting'. Phenomenon was identified as 'acting out of frustration' and this series of processes was categorized as having four stages: 'harsh reality', 'moving forward', 'seeking transition' and 'internalization'.
CONCLUSION
The results indicate that their parenting experiences were in a transition process and, thus, it is critical to develop positive parenting intervention programs as a way to promote the empowerment of these mothers in parenting to help them support themselves and their children.

Citations

• A Qualitative Study on the Parenting Experiences of North Korean Refugee Mothers with Early Childhood Children
  Tae Woo Kim, Youn-Sun Won, Da Eun Cho, Eunjung Lee, Woon Kyung Lee
  Korean Journal of Child Studies.2025; 46(3): 131.     CrossRef
• A Qualitative Case Study on Influencing Factors of Parents’ Child Abuse of North Korean Refugees in South Korea
  Wonjung Ryu, Hyerin Yang
  Healthcare.2021; 9(1): 49.     CrossRef
• The Early Childhood Caring Experience of North Korean Refugee Mothers.
  Yae Young Kim
  Child Health Nursing Research.2013; 19(2): 102.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This study was done to determine whether a parenting education program using responsive teaching strategies is effective for parenting stress, maternal interactional behavior and behavioral problems in children at risk for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
METHODS
Participants in this study were 17 elementary school children and their parents. The ADHD risk group was determined by scores on the Korean-ADHD Rating Scale. The parenting education program was developed based on Dr. Mahoney's responsive teaching curriculum. Mothers participated in the program once a week for 8 sessions. Treatment outcome was evaluated using the Korean version of the Child Behavior CheckList (K-CBCL), parenting stress, maternal interactional behavior, and child pivotal developmental behavior. Data were analyzed using Wilcoxon signed rank test, Mann-Whitney test, and regression analysis.
RESULTS
After the parenting education program, no significant difference in parenting stress (Z=-1.00, p=.320) was found, but there was a significant decrease in the child's internal behavior problems (Z=-2.05, p=.040), and also a significant improvement in maternal interactional behavior and a significant difference in child pivotal developmental behavior (Z=-2.67, p=.008).
CONCLUSION
The results indicate that parenting education programs based on responsive teaching strategies are effective and that application of a program is recommended to prevent behavioral problems and improve maternal child interaction for children at risk for ADHD.

Citations

• Effectiveness of online responsive teaching in young children with developmental disabilities: a pilot study
  Jung Sook Yeom, Jeongmee Kim
  Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics.2024; 67(6): 303.     CrossRef
• Effects of a Parenting Program Applying Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Mothers of Children with a Tendency to ADHD
  Hee Sook Kim, Gyeong Ran Park, Hyeung Mo Sung
  Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Menta.2013; 22(4): 330.     CrossRef
• Teaching Status and Knowledge of Elementary School Teachers of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  Kyoung-Rim Kang, Young-Hae Kim, Young-Ok Yang
  Journal of Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing.2011; 17(2): 136.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between parenting behavior, parenting efficacy, adaptation stress and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) among mothers who have defected from North Korean.
METHODS
A descriptive study was conducted to illustrate the parenting behavior, parenting efficacy, adaptation stress and PTSD and report the relationships among them. Data were collected between August and November of 2009 in Hanawon and 105 mothers who met eligibility criteria participated in the study.
RESULTS
Ignorant/controlling parenting behavior of parenting showed the highest score in our study. The level of parenting efficacy was 2.72+/-0.36 and adaptation stress level was 3.35+/-0.47 showing perceived hostility the highest and homesickness the lowest. Participants with moderate to severe PTSD accounted for 79.5% of the mothers, and 75% of them reported symptoms for 3 months or more. Authoritative parenting behavior showed negative relationships with parenting efficacy, cultural crisis and fear, adaptation stress and PTSD.
CONCLUSION
Mothers who have defected from showed negative parenting behaviors and high adaptation stress level and PTSD while parenting efficacy was high. These findings indicate that parenting intervention programs which can guide these mothers towards positive parenting behaviors need to be developed.

Citations

• A Qualitative Study on the Parenting Experiences of North Korean Refugee Mothers with Early Childhood Children
  Tae Woo Kim, Youn-Sun Won, Da Eun Cho, Eunjung Lee, Woon Kyung Lee
  Korean Journal of Child Studies.2025; 46(3): 131.     CrossRef
• Factors influencing children’s emotional and behavioral problems perceived by North Korean refugee mothers: a descriptive study
  In-Sook Lee, Jeong-Hee Jeon
  Child Health Nursing Research.2024; 30(2): 129.     CrossRef
• Research Trends on the Parenting Behavior of North Korean Defectors: A Scoping Review
  Ocksim Kim, Seongmi Choi, JiYeon Choi, Sang Hui Chu
  Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing.2024; 38(1): 55.     CrossRef
• Knowledge, confidence, and educational needs of newborn care among North Korean refugee women: a descriptive study
  In-Sook Lee
  Child Health Nursing Research.2023; 29(1): 72.     CrossRef
• Properties of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in North Korean Defectors: A Scoping Review
  Ocksim Kim, Kyoung-A Kim, Sang Hui Chu
  Psychiatry Investigation.2023; 20(7): 593.     CrossRef
• Effects of parenting education programs for refugee and migrant parents: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  In-Sook Lee, Eunjung Kim
  Child Health Nursing Research.2022; 28(1): 23.     CrossRef
• Influence of hardiness, mother-child interactions, and social support on parenting stress among North Korean refugee mothers: a cross-sectional study
  In-Sook Lee, Jung-Hee Jeon
  Child Health Nursing Research.2022; 28(4): 269.     CrossRef
• A Qualitative Case Study on Influencing Factors of Parents’ Child Abuse of North Korean Refugees in South Korea
  Wonjung Ryu, Hyerin Yang
  Healthcare.2021; 9(1): 49.     CrossRef
• Influence of parenting efficacy, parenting stress, and acculturation stress on parent-child relations among North Korean refugee mothers
  In-Sook Lee, Jung-Hee Jeon
  Child Health Nursing Research.2021; 27(2): 171.     CrossRef
• Effects of Parenting Stress in North Korean Refugee Fathers on Their Parenting Behavior
  In-Sook Lee, Jung-Hee Jeon
  Child Health Nursing Research.2016; 22(3): 182.     CrossRef
• Grounded Theory Approach to Transition Process of Parenting Experience among Mothers Defecting from North Korean
  Hyun-Jeong Park, Yun-Soo Kim, Ho-Ran Park
  Journal of Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing.2011; 17(1): 48.     CrossRef
• Social Network Effects on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Female North Korean Immigrants
  Byungkyu Lee, Yoosik Youm
  Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health.2011; 44(5): 191.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This study was done to examine effects of a discharge education program using on-line community on parenting stress, baby care confidence for mothers of premature infants and health problem of premature infants.
METHODS
Using a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design, 32 participants were assigned to an experimental (17) or a control group (15). Mothers in the experimental group were introduced to the discharge education program 2 weeks before the baby was discharged. They participated in the on-line community for 4 weeks after discharge. Parenting Stress Index and Baby Care Confidence Scale were utilized for data collection. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square-test, Fisher's exact test, and Mann-Whitney U test with the SPSS program 16.0 version.
RESULTS
In the experimental group, mean scores for parenting stress were lower than for the control group (Z=-3.176, p=.001), while scores for confidence in baby care were higher than for the control group (Z=-3.195, p=.001).
CONCLUSION
Findings indicate that discharge education programs using on-line community have the positive effect of decreasing parenting stress and increasing baby care confidence for mothers and decreasing health problems for infants. Therefore utilization of the internet and online community to educate parents of premature infants is recommended.

Citations

• Effects of Systematic Discharge Education Program on Anxiety and Parenting Confidence in Mothers of Premature Infants
  Eunyoung Kim, Aeran Jo, Meenam Hwang, Hyunjin Moon, Daeun Jeong, Myungjin Jang, Choyeon Lim
  Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Chil.2023; 27(2): 71.     CrossRef
• Effects of a Community-based Follow-up Program for Parents with Premature Infants on Parenting Stress, Parenting Efficacy, and Coping
  Eun Sun Ji, Ka Ka Shim
  Child Health Nursing Research.2020; 26(3): 366.     CrossRef
• Experience of Becoming a Father of a High Risk Premature Infant
  Jeong Eon Park, Byoung Sook Lee
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2017; 47(2): 277.     CrossRef
• Model Structure for Mother-Child Relationship for Korean Infants and Toddlers and Their Mothers
  Sun-Jung Park, Kyung-Ah Kang, Shin-Jeong Kim
  Child Health Nursing Research.2017; 23(3): 268.     CrossRef
• Effect of Child Development Knowledge, Rearing Knowledge and Use of Health Care Service on Maternal Confidence among Mothers with Premature Infants
  So Yeon Kim, Sook Jung Kang
  Child Health Nursing Research.2017; 23(4): 407.     CrossRef
• Effects of a Hospital Based Follow-Up Program for Mothers with Very Low Birth Weight Infants
  Min Hee Kim, Eun Sun Ji
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2016; 46(1): 79.     CrossRef
• Parenting Stress in Mothers of Premature Infants.
  Hyun Sook Hwang, Hee Soon Kim, Il Young Yoo, Hyun Sook Shin
  Child Health Nursing Research.2013; 19(1): 39.     CrossRef
• Integrative Review on Caring Education Papers for Parents with a Premature Infant
  Mihae Im, Jina Oh
  Child Health Nursing Research.2013; 19(2): 120.     CrossRef
• Are Parent Education Programs in South Korea Really Effective? : A Meta-Analytic Study Using Journal Articles
  Jaerim Lee, Jiae Kim, Donghyuk Cha, Hyanghee Lee
  Journal of Korean Home Management Association.2013; 31(3): 27.     CrossRef
• Effects on Maternal Attachment, Parenting Stress, and Maternal Confidence of Systematic Information for Mothers of Premature Infants.
  Hyo Sin Choi, Yeong Hee Shin
  Child Health Nursing Research.2013; 19(3): 207.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify child-rearing practices and parenting efficacy of Marriage-Immigrant Women.
METHODS
The research design was a descriptive study using self-report questionnaires. Data were collected from May 16 to December 30, 2008. Marriage-immigrant women (n=186) were recruited in G Province, C Province and P city. Descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and correlation coefficients with SPSS 14.0 were used to analyze the data.
RESULTS
The mean score for child-rearing practices was 40.61+/-6.67 and there were significant differences in child-rearing practices by nationality, and Korean language ability. The mean score for parenting efficacy was 67.67+/-12.14 and there were significant differences in parenting efficacy by age, nationality, marital period, age of first child and Korean language ability. There were significant positive correlations between child-rearing practices and parenting efficacy (r=.227, p=.002).
CONCLUSION
In this study, marriage-immigrant women showed a moderate level of child-rearing practices and parenting efficacy. Because child-rearing is mainly the mother's role in the family, knowledge, attitudes to child-rearing and parenting efficacy of mothers influence child-rearing practices and these then, affect children's health. Therefore child-rearing educational programs for marriage-immigrant women should be developed to support the mothers' child-rearing practices and improve parenting efficacy.

Citations

• The Relationship Between Participating in Online Parenting Communities and Health-Promoting Behaviors for Children Among First-Time Mothers: The Mediating Effect of Parental Efficacy
  Minyoung Woo, Sun-Mi Chae
  Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Chil.2022; 26(3): 183.     CrossRef
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  So-Hyun Moon, Miok Kim, Hyeun Na
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2019; 49(4): 449.     CrossRef
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  Yong-Sook Eo, Ji-Soo Kim
  Journal of Transcultural Nursing.2018; 29(5): 449.     CrossRef
• Social support, acculturation stress, and parenting stress among marriage-migrant women
  Ji-Soo Kim
  Archives of Psychiatric Nursing.2018; 32(6): 809.     CrossRef
• Paternal Role toward Child Rearing and Attitudes toward Young Child’s Health and Lifestyle in Multicultural Families
  Ju Hee Park, Woon Seon Jeong
  The Korean Journal of Community Living Science.2018; 29(4): 537.     CrossRef
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  Sophia Jihey Chung, Kyung-Sook Bang
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  Soohyun Yoon, Grace H. Chung
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  Hae Kyeong Kim, Eun Hee Lee
  Perspectives in Nursing Science.2014; 11(2): 101.     CrossRef
• Action Research for Parent Empowerment of Married Immigrant Women
  Boyoung Kim
  Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Menta.2013; 22(1): 65.     CrossRef
• Effects of an Infection Prevention Education Program in Infant and Child for Married Immigrant Vietnamese Women
  Ji-young Seo, Eun Young Kim
  Korean Journal of Adult Nursing.2013; 25(4): 422.     CrossRef
• Phenomenological Study on Mothering Experiences of the Married Immigrant Women in Urban Areas
  Tae Im Kim, Yun Jung Kwon, Mi Jong Kim
  Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2012; 18(2): 85.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This study was done to develop and test a home-based discharge program.
METHODS
The study design was a pretest-posttest nonequivalent nonsynchronized quasi-experimental design. Participants were mothers of premature infants on oxygen therapy at home. The participants, 49 mothers, were assigned to either the experimental group (24) or control group (25). Data collection was conducted from September, 2008 through February, 2009. Maternal confidence and anxiety were measured using a questionnaire. Chi-square test, t-test and Repeated Measures ANOVA were used to analysis the data.
RESULTS
Two hypotheses, "Maternal confidence in the experimental group will be higher than that of the control group" and "Perceived anxiety level in the experimental group will be lower than that of the control group", were set up and both hypotheses were supported as there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups.
CONCLUSION
It suggests that the discharge program developed in this study is an efficient intervention method to boost maternal confidence of the mothers with premature infants and to decrease their anxiety; therefore, this program is expected to be of use in nursing interventions.

Citations

• Effects of Systematic Discharge Education Program on Anxiety and Parenting Confidence in Mothers of Premature Infants
  Eunyoung Kim, Aeran Jo, Meenam Hwang, Hyunjin Moon, Daeun Jeong, Myungjin Jang, Choyeon Lim
  Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Chil.2023; 27(2): 71.     CrossRef
• Are Parent Education Programs in South Korea Really Effective? : A Meta-Analytic Study Using Journal Articles
  Jaerim Lee, Jiae Kim, Donghyuk Cha, Hyanghee Lee
  Journal of Korean Home Management Association.2013; 31(3): 27.     CrossRef
• Integrative Review on Caring Education Papers for Parents with a Premature Infant.
  Mihae Im, Jina Oh
  Child Health Nursing Research.2013; 19(2): 120.     CrossRef
• Development and Evaluation of a Video Discharge Education Program focusing on Mother-infant Interaction for Mothers of Premature Infants
  Jin Suk Ra, Jiyoung Lim
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2012; 42(7): 936.     CrossRef
• Effect of Optimal Humidification for Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants During Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
  Jung-Sook Kim, Eun-Jung Lee
  Journal of Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing.2011; 17(2): 145.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship of children's behavior problems and child-rearing stress to rejective parenting attitude in mothers.
METHODS
Study participants were 595 mothers who had children aged 3 to 5 who attended one of 10 kindergartens or infant schools in M or B Cities. The instruments used for this study were a self-report questionnaire, CBCL (Child Behavior Check List), PARQ (Parenting Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire), and PSI (Parenting Stress Index Short Form by Abidin). Regression analysis was the statistical method used for data analysis.
RESULTS
The factors associated with rejective parenting attitude were child-rearing stress, birth order, mother's education, the major caregiver in the family, and the type of family. These factors explained 33.7% of rejective parenting attitude.
CONCLUSION
The findings indicate a need to develop and provide parenting programs to reduce child-rearing stress in mothers.

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• The effects of child abuse prevention education on parents’ response to positive emotion, parenting stress, and child abuse potential: A randomized controlled pretest posttest design
  Mi Hyun Kim, Bu Kyung Park
  The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing .2024; 30(1): 19.     CrossRef
• Conflicts Between Work and Family and Displaced Aggression with Working Parents in South Korea: An Exploratory Study
  Eunha Kim, Yun-Jeong Shin, Jisu Kim
  Journal of Comparative Family Studies.2019; 50(4): 331.     CrossRef
• Factors Influencing Parenting Stress in Mothers of Preschoolers Born Prematurely
  Sangmi Lee
  Child Health Nursing Research.2017; 23(4): 470.     CrossRef
• The Relationship Between Mother’s Child-Rearing Attitude, Language Control Styles, and Preschool Child’s Social Competence
  Sunghee Park
  Child Health Nursing Research.2016; 22(2): 97.     CrossRef
• Relationships Among Preschoolers’ Smartphone Addiction Tendency, Their Problem Behaviors, and Parenting Efficacy of Their Mothers
  Hyun-Joo Lee, Sun-Mi Chae, Kyung-Sook Bang, Heeseung Choi
  Child Health Nursing Research.2015; 21(2): 107.     CrossRef
• Effect of Employed Mother's Work-mother Role Conflict on Parenting Stress: Mediation Effect of Parental Satisfaction
  An-Na Kim, Young-Sook Kwon
  Journal of Digital Convergence.2014; 12(10): 375.     CrossRef
• The Effects of Mother's Child-Rearing Attitudes on Young Children's Intelligence, Multiple Intelligence, and Emotional Intelligence
  Sung-Kyung Chu
  Journal of Gifted/Talented Education.2013; 23(3): 479.     CrossRef
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  Dong-Young Park
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PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between parenting stress and depression in mothers of infants and verbal abuse. METHODS: The data for this study was collected from 174 mothers of infants 12 to 48 months old who either used one of two pediatric clinics or one kindergarten. The instruments used for this study were a self-report questionnaire, PSI (Parenting Stress Index Short Form by Abidin), BDI (Beck Depression Instrument) and Verbal Abuse Measure. Regression analysis was the statistical method used for data analysis. RESULTS: The mean score for depression in the mothers was 14.7 (range: 2-35), for parenting stress, 81.86 (range: 44-142), and for verbal abuse, 37.9 (range: 25-79). There were significant positive correlations for depression, parenting stress and verbal abuse in the mothers. Significant factors influencing verbal abuse were child domain, parent-child domain. CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that there is a need to design interventions and develop programs for depression management and parenting stress for mothers of infants between 12 and 48 months.

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• Evaluation of a child abuse prevention program for unmarried mothers in South Korea: a single-case experimental design
  Il Tae Park, Won-Oak Oh
  Child Health Nursing Research.2024; 30(3): 187.     CrossRef
• Influence of Parenting Stress on Depression among Single Parents with Preschool Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Focusing on the Moderating Effect of Self-rated Health Status
  RaeHyuck Lee
  STRESS.2023; 31(1): 37.     CrossRef
• Factors Influencing Changes in Parenting Behavior during Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
  Mi-Ra Kim, Sun-Mi Chae
  Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Chil.2022; 26(2): 80.     CrossRef
• Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of the Parental Stress Scale for Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
  Seo Young Park, Jung Ho Kim, Mi Young Jeong, Yun Sung Lee, Jeong Eun Shin, Yeon Jung Lee
  Psychiatry Investigation.2021; 18(12): 1188.     CrossRef
• Parenting Stress and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Parents of Children With and Without Oppositional Defiant Disorder: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study
  Ting He, Jinni Su, Yongqiang Jiang, Shaozheng Qin, Peilian Chi, Xiuyun Lin
  Child Psychiatry & Human Development.2020; 51(6): 855.     CrossRef
• The Influence of Ego-identity, Parenting Efficacy and Stress Coping Style on Depression in Mothers of Toddlers
  Hyun-Yi Chai, Mi-Young Choi
  Child Health Nursing Research.2019; 25(2): 196.     CrossRef
• Relationship of Parents’ Parenting Stress and Their Depression with Their Child’s Happiness
  Sun Ah Lim
  Korean Journal of Child Studies.2018; 39(1): 49.     CrossRef
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  Sang Lim Kim, Chang Hyun Park
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  Fei Wan Ngai, Paul Wai-Ching Wong, Ka Fai Chung, Kwok Yin Leung
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• An Analysis of Factors Influencing Parenting Stress in Children with Epilepsy
  Mi-na Jang, Heesoon Kim
  Child Health Nursing Research.2016; 22(3): 163.     CrossRef
• A Short-Term Longitudinal Study on the Reciprocal Relations between Mothers’ Depression and Their Preschoolers’ Emotional Problems
  Young Eun Chang, Hyo Jeong Han
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  Jinhee Lee, Sangeun Oh
  Korean Journal of Stress Research.2016; 24(3): 220.     CrossRef
• The Relation of Parenting Stress, Anger and Somatization Symptom of Mothers
  Eun-Kyung Kim, Chin Kang Koh
  Korean Journal of Stress Research.2016; 24(3): 151.     CrossRef
• A Longitudinal Study on Mothers' Parenting Stress and Depression: Focused on the Mothers of Developmental Risky Infants Group
  Gyun Hee Kim, Hyun Jung Kim, Wan Jeong Lee
  Journal of Korean Child Care and Education.2014; 10(6): 333.     CrossRef
• An Analysis of Nursing Research on Child Rearing in Korea.
  Dong Won Lee, In Soo Kwon
  Child Health Nursing Research.2014; 20(4): 264.     CrossRef
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  Kyoung-Eun Kim, Jung-Hyun Choi, Young Hee Kim
  Asian Nursing Research.2014; 8(2): 110.     CrossRef
• Mothers' Parenting Experience of Premature Infants: Q Methodological Approach
  Mi-Young Chon, Eun Sun Ji, Shin-Hwa Lee
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2013; 43(6): 704.     CrossRef
• Parenting Stress in Mothers of Premature Infants.
  Hyun Sook Hwang, Hee Soon Kim, Il Young Yoo, Hyun Sook Shin
  Child Health Nursing Research.2013; 19(1): 39.     CrossRef
• A Study on the Uncertainty and Depression in Mothers of Hospitalized Children
  Kyung Hee Yoo
  The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing .2013; 19(2): 265.     CrossRef
• Degree of Parenting Stress and Fatigue Perceived by Primary Caregivers of Young Children
  Sun-Jung Park, Kyung-Ah Kang, Sung-Hee Kim, Shin-Jeong Kim
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PURPOSE
The purpose of study was to identify the influence of parenting efficacy on health promotion behavior during early childhood and to provide baseline data for developing health promotion programs.
METHODS
This study was a cross-sectional survey research study. The participants were 202 parents of children in early childhood selected by convenience sampling. From October 1 to October 8, 2008 data were collected using structured and self-report questionnaires.
RESULTS
The mean score for parenting efficacy for these parents was 3.54, and health promotion behavior had a mean score of 3.21. The health promotion behavior was statistically different according to the child's health status, fathers' smoking habits, and mothers' eating habits. Parenting efficacy (17%) was the best predictor, followed by child's health status in early childhood (2%), and mothers' eating habits (1%) which together explained 20% of the variance in health promotion behavior during early childhood.
CONCLUSION
The findings indicate that parenting efficacy of parents is an important factor for enhancing health promotion behavior in early childhood. Therefore, health professionals must establish strategies to improve the parenting efficacy of parents in order to promote health promotion behavior for children in early childhood.

Citations

• Research trends in nurse–parent partnership: A scoping review of the paediatric field in South Korea
  Seo Jin Park, Ji Yeong Yun, Jina Lee, In Young Cho
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• Effects of e-Health Literacy, Parenting Stress, and Maternal Role Confidence on Children’s Health-Promoting Behaviors in Mothers of Infants and Toddlers
  So-Hee Park, Jeung-Im Kim
  Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Chil.2023; 27(2): 92.     CrossRef
• The Relationship Between Participating in Online Parenting Communities and Health-Promoting Behaviors for Children Among First-Time Mothers: The Mediating Effect of Parental Efficacy
  Minyoung Woo, Sun-Mi Chae
  Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Chil.2022; 26(3): 183.     CrossRef
• A Study on Determinants of COVID-19 Preventive Health Behaviors of Mothers with Young Children in South Korea
  Hye-Gyung An, Chae-Min Yoon
  Healthcare.2022; 10(10): 2111.     CrossRef
• The Influences of Mother’s eHealth Literacy, Health Information Orientation, and Social Support on the Use of Internet on Health Promotion Behaviors for Their Children
  Mi-Ae You, Eun Bee Baek, Na-Gyeung Kang
  Journal of Health Informatics and Statistics.2021; 46(2): 221.     CrossRef
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  Hana Yoo
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  Shin-Jeong Kim, Jung Min Lee, Hye Young Min
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  Sophia Jihey Chung, Kyung-Sook Bang
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  Kyung-Sook Bang, Mi-Kyung Kwon, Mi-Young Choi, Bo-Yun Huh, Sophia-Jihey Chung
  Journal of Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing.2012; 18(2): 60.     CrossRef
• Child-Rearing Practices and Parenting Efficacy of Marriage-Immigrant Women
  Kyung Eui Bae, Kyung Hye Lee, Young Hee Kim, Sue Kim, Hee Kyung Kim, Ji Hyun Kim
  Journal of Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing.2010; 16(3): 175.     CrossRef
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  신순식
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PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting depression in mothers of children with disabilities and to identify the relationships between the depression, parenting-stress and self-esteem.
METHODS
The participants were 100 mothers of children with disabilities lving in G city. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA and Pearson Correlation Coefficients with SPSS/PC+ 21.0.
RESULTS
There was a significant relationship between depression and parenting stress (p<.001). Depression was negatively correlated with self-esteem (p<.001). Variables affecting depression were parenting-stress, self-esteem and family income. The three factors accounted for 38.7% of the depression.
CONCLUSION
The results of the study show that parenting-stress and selfesteem are the most significant factors affecting depression. There is an urgent need to develop nursing interventions to reduce levels of depression in mothers of children with disabilities and to help them lead a healthier life.

Citations

• A Study on the Effects of Self-esteem of Fathers with Young Children on Parenting Stress: Focused on the Mediating Effect of Marital Satisfaction and Depression
  Sung-Ryung Kim, Chung-Sun Park
  Korean Journal of family welfare.2018; 23(2): 215.     CrossRef
• A study on the factors influencing the satisfaction of life of disabled children parents
  Hyun-Suk Lee, Kyu-Soo Ha
  Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperati.2015; 16(11): 8046.     CrossRef