Purpose
This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, opinions, competence, and barriers of nurses providing trauma-informed care (TIC) to children in hospitals.
Methods
Data were collected from 198 nurses nationwide using the TIC Provider Survey developed by the Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress in July, 2024. Descriptive statistics, t tests, and one-way ANOVA were conducted using the IBM SPSS Statistics software (ver. 23.0, IBM Corp.).
Results
Of the 13 items assessing knowledge of TIC, seven had a correct response rate of over 90%. However, the correct response rate for these three items were less than 30%. Regarding opinions on the TIC, more than 90% of participants agreed with five of the seven items. In self-rated competence in providing TIC, they were not competent in responding to a child’s (or parent’s) questions about whether the child is going to die or understanding how traumatic stress may present differently according to developmental stages. The major barriers to providing TIC were time constraints, lack of training, and organizational support. Items with relatively low performance rates were ‘teach parents what to say to their child after a difficult/sick/scary experience, and teach child or parents the specific ways to cope with unpleasant experiences’.
Conclusion
This study suggests that it can contribute to the development of specific guidelines for nurses to effectively apply TIC in pediatric and family nursing practice, emphasizing the need for educational programs to support this implementation.

Citations

• Overcoming Workplace Struggles: The Mediating Role of Trauma‐Informed Climate on Psychological Well‐Being, Emotional Resilience and Job Performance Among Critical Care Nurses
  Haitham Mokhtar Mohamed Abdallah, Mohammed ElSayed Zaky, Shaimaa Mohamed Amin, Eman Yasser Hammouda, Mohamed Hussein Ramadan Atta, Sameer A. Alkubati, Sally Mohammed Farghaly Abdelaliem, Nagwa Ibrahim Mohamed Hamad
  Nursing in Critical Care.2026;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Nurses' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Trauma‐Informed Care: A Scoping Review
  Jinjin Yang, Yanbo Wang, Tingting Zhi, Fazhan Chen
  International Journal of Mental Health Nursing.2026;[Epub]     CrossRef
• The Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Nurses Regarding Trauma‐Informed Care for Traumatic Injured Patients: A Multicenter Cross‐Sectional Study
  Lingxiao He, Yunting Luo, Jun Chen, Renrong Gong, Dengbin Liao, Lesley Barr
  Journal of Nursing Management.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef

Purpose
This study is descriptive research aiming to identify factors influencing the stigma experienced by college students with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), focusing on COVID-19 pandemic stress, depression, and fear of negative evaluation as the main variables.
Methods
An online survey was administered to 175 college students who had been diagnosed with COVID-19 from January to May 2022 and were enrolled in universities in Seoul, Cheongju, and Daegu, South Korea. The survey collected data on pandemic stress, depression, fear of negative evaluation, and stigma. The data were analyzed using the t-test, ANOVA, the Scheffé test, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression in SPSS/WIN 26.0.
Results
We analyzed differences in stigma scores based on general characteristics of the college students and found significant differences in stigma scores by age, major satisfaction, interpersonal satisfaction, date of COVID-19 confirmation, treatment modality, and recent subjective health condition. Factors influencing stigmatization were identified as COVID-19 pandemic stress, depression, date of COVID-19 confirmation, treatment modality, recent subjective health condition, and major satisfaction, with an overall explanatory power of 37.6%.
Conclusion
This study is significant as it identifies emotional changes across various aspects of pandemic stress, depression, fear of negative evaluation, and stigma among college students who have been diagnosed with COVID-19. The findings of this study suggest the development of programs to reduce psychological distress and enhance mental health management skills among these students.

Purpose
Children with cerebral palsy (CP) and their parents experience various problems that can affect their quality of life. This study examined factors affecting the quality of life of children with CP.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from January to August 2019. The participants were consecutively recruited children with CP aged 2 to 18 years and their parents. Ninety-eight children with CP and their parents, specifically their mothers, were recruited. Children’s health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was measured using the Pediatrics Quality of Life Cerebral Palsy. Parental HRQoL and stress were measured using the WHOQOL-BREF and Parenting Stress Index (PSI).
Results
Functional level V was the most common category for both Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) and Bimanual Fine Motor Function (BFMF) (35% and 28%, respectively). Children’s mean HRQoL was medium (49.81±20.35). The mean total PSI score was high (94.93±17.02), and 64% of parents experienced severe stress. Bivariate analysis showed that GMFCS, BFMF, number of comorbidities, presence of pain, and parental stress were significantly correlated with the total score for children’s HRQoL (p<.05). Multiple linear regression analysis (p<.05) demonstrated that more severe GMFCS and parental stress were associated with lower mean HRQoL scores in children.
Conclusion
Factors including the level of GMFCS and parental stress affected the HRQoL of children with CP. Parental stress management should be included in the comprehensive management of these children.

Citations

• The Impact of Burden on Quality of Life in Caregivers of Children with Cerebral Palsy
  Priti Agni, Prasad Muley, Geeta Bhatt
  Advances in Human Biology.2026; 16(1): 177.     CrossRef
• Psycho-Social Quality of Life Among Children with Cerebral Palsy
  Malik Muhammad Naeem, Shahzadi Asma Tahseen, Imran Azam, Saba Afzal Shaikh, Raghab Iqbal
  Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences.2025; : 252.     CrossRef
• Proxy- and self-report evaluation of quality of life in cerebral palsy: Using Spanish version of CPQOL for Children and adolescents
  Alba Aza, Inmaculada Riquelme, María Gómez Vela, Marta Badia
  Research in Developmental Disabilities.2024; 154: 104844.     CrossRef
• Cerebral palsy: potential risk factors and functional status among children under three years, a case-control study in northwest Iran
  Morteza Haramshahi, Vahideh Toopchizadeh, Samira Pourzeinali, Neda Nikkhesal, Tahereh Sefidi Heris, Azizeh Farshbaf-Khalili, Shirin Osouli-Tabrizi
  BMC Pediatrics.2024;[Epub]     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
• 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
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
• 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 descriptive study compared the perceived parental stress levels between parents with very low birth weight infants (VLBWIs) and nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Methods
In total, 83 parents of VLBWIs and 78 NICU nurses were enrolled. Data were collected with the Parental Stress Scale (PSS) and analyzed using the t-test and analysis of variance in SAS version 9.4.
Results
The average PSS score was 3.31 among parents and 3.45 among nurses. The stress score was significantly higher among nurses with children (t=2.46, p=.016) and senior nurses (t=2.12, p=.037). There was a significant difference in the stress score according to parents' education (t=3.29, p=.002) and occupation (F=3.14, p=.049) in the sights and sounds subscale. Mothers had significantly higher stress scores than fathers in the parental role alterations subscale (t=2.32, p=.023). Parental stress scores were higher than those perceived by nurses in the infant's appearance and behaviors subscale for breathing patterns (t=2.95, p=.004), followed by jerky/ restless behavior (t=2.70, p=.008).
Conclusion
Nurses should provide explanations to parents of VLBWIs in order to reduce parental stress about the appearances and behavior of VLBWIs. This is more important than aspect of the NICU environment and education about parental roles.

Citations

• What Influences Maternal Stress in The NICU Among Mothers of Preterm Infants?
  Halyna Pavlyshyn, Iryna Sarapuk
  Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare.2025; Volume 18: 5713.     CrossRef
• Relationship between Maternal Stress and Neurobehavioral Indicators of Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  Bruna Abreu Ramos, Cibelle Kayenne Martins Roberto Formiga, Nayara Rodrigues Gomes de Oliveira, Patricia Gonçalves Evangelista Marçal, Rui Gilberto Ferreira, Tárik Kassem Saidah, Waldemar Naves do Amaral
  Children.2024; 11(8): 889.     CrossRef
• Parental stress and nurse-parent support in the neonatal intensive care unit: a cross-sectional study
  Dilek Konukbay, Mürşide Vural, Dilek Yildiz
  BMC Nursing.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Fatores associados ao estresse de pais em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal
  Jaquiele Jaciára Kegler, Eliane Tatsch Neves, Augusto Maciel da Silva, Diúlia Calegari de Oliveira, Kellen Cervo Zamberlan
  Acta Paulista de Enfermagem.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
• The experience of fathers whose infants were hospitalized in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in South Korea: A scoping review
  Jiyeon Lee, Sunyeob Choi
  Journal of Pediatric Nursing.2023; 72: 36.     CrossRef

Purpose
This study investigated the factors that influence depression in adolescents diagnosed with asthma in South Korea, providing basic data supporting efforts to improve adolescents' mental health.
Methods
Multiple regression analysis was conducted on 4,020 subjects who had been diagnosed with lifelong asthma among the 57,303 respondents to the 15th Korea Youth Risk Behaviour Web-Based Survey from 2019.
Results
The participants were more likely to have depression if they were female, in middle school, their academic achievement was poor, they were drinkers or smokers, if they felt a very high amount of stress, and if they experienced very inadequate recovery from fatigue. Adolescents with asthma were 9.00 times more likely to experience depression when they felt a very high amount of stress (95% confidence interval [CI]= 5.51-14.69, p<.001) than when they felt no stress.
Conclusion
Given these factors, measures to improve the mental health of adolescents should be developed and expanded, especially to decrease their stress levels. A separate program that is different from the school's regular health curriculum should be developed to manage the stress levels of adolescents with asthma, such as an after-school program or a program conducted at a local community centre.

Citations

• Digital equity in nursing research: A methodological review of nursing studies requiring internet connection
  Matthew S. Farmer, Drew Herbert, Christa Torrisi, Arthur Zacharjasz, Gerard Castaneda, Takara Schomberg, Michelle Dardis, Nicole Montgomery, Mary E. Melvin
  Nursing Outlook.2026; 74(1): 102667.     CrossRef
• Symptoms of Depression and Inhaler Adherence Among Adolescents With Asthma: Is There an Association?
  K. H. Naveen, Prawin Kumar, Prem Prakash Sharma, Akhil Dhanesh Goel, Jitender Aneja, Manoj Kumar Gupta, Pankaja Raghav, Naveen Dutt
  Pediatric Pulmonology.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Changes in Daily life due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health Status in Korean Adolescents
  Taeseok Kang, Sangjin Kim, Eunseo Kim, Jinhyeong Kim, Jihoon Yoon, Donggeun Lee, Jeesoo Lee, Mi Ah Han
  Psychiatric Quarterly.2024; 95(3): 469.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to explore the structure of variables in studies related to unmarried mothers (UMs) based on Neuman's systems model, and the stressors and stress responses of UMs.
Methods
Whittemore and Knafl’s methodology for integrative reviews was applied. The literature was searched using five electronic databases (KISS, KMbase, KoreaMed, NDSL, and RISS) and a total of 99 variables were collected from 15 studies published between 2009 and 2019.
Results
The main stressors for UMs were a sense of loss and burden caused by childbirth and childrearing. The main stress responses were parenting stress and depression, respectively. Within the basic structure of variables related to UMs, self-esteem played a crucial role by helping UMs adapt to their situation. Meanwhile, social support of UMs was significantly correlated with parenting stress, depression, and self-esteem.
Conclusion
In order to understand UMs' stress, is necessary to explore their sense of loss, burden, and self-esteem. Furthermore, it is important to assess the level of parenting stress and depression of UMs and to provide effective interventions to alleviate these stressors. The results of this study provide useful knowledge that can be applied to nursing assessment and interventions for stress management in UMs.

Citations

• Change in self-construal: a repertory grid technique study of women admitted to a Mother and Baby Unit
  Eleanor E. Wozniak, Dougal Julian Hare, Lynsey Gregg, Anja Wittkowski
  Frontiers in Psychiatry.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Effectiveness of a natural wellness group program using interactive real-time video for unmarried mothers: A quasi-experimental study
  Kyung-Sook Bang, Sungjae Kim, Sinyoung Choi, Gumhee Lee, Misook Kim, Da-Ae Shin, Jan Christopher Cwik
  PLOS ONE.2023; 18(4): e0284340.     CrossRef
• Effects of emotion coaching group programme for mothers of preschool children with smart device overdependence: a mixed methods study
  Gumhee Lee, Sungjae Kim
  BMC Nursing.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Intervention Studies on the Enhancement of Self-Concept Among Adolescent Mothers: A Systematic Review
  Kyung-Sook Bang, Sungjae Kim, Gumhee Lee, Yeseul Jeong, Da-ae Shin, Misook Kim
  Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health .2022; 60(3): 31.     CrossRef
• Factors Related to Smartphone Overdependence in Mothers of Preschoolers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  Gumhee Lee, Eunjin Yang
  Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health .2022; 60(3): 40.     CrossRef
• The experience of unmarried mothers raising their children in residential facilities: a phenomenological qualitative study
  Sungjae Kim, Kyung-Sook Bang, Yeseul Jeong, Gumhee Lee, Da-Ae Shin, Misook Kim
  BMC Women's Health.2022;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Role of community health nurse in the prevention of elderly dehydration
  Mostafa SHABAN, Huda Hamdy MOHAMMED, Sahar Hassan
  Journal of Integrative Nursing.2022; 4(3): 166.     CrossRef
• The Development of a Health Promotion Program for Unmarried Mothers Living in Residential Facilities Using Urban Forests: An Intervention Mapping Approach Based on the Transtheoretical Model
  Kyung-Sook Bang, Sungjae Kim, Gumhee Lee, Sinyoung Choi, Da-Ae Shin, Misook Kim
  International Journal of Environmental Research an.2021; 18(16): 8684.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between a flexible parental visiting environment and parental stress in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).
Methods
The study participants included 60 parents of premature infants in NICUs. Structured questionnaires and interviews, as well as observations by researchers using a caregiving behavior checklist, were used to measure the flexibility of the parental visiting environment and parents' stress levels. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected concurrently and were initially analyzed as separate data sets. Data collection extended from March 11, 2018 to June 30. 2018 and the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation coefficients.
Results
There was a negative correlation (r=-.30, p=.021) between parental stress and the total number of visits in 7 days. We also found that the average duration of each visit and the number of caregiving behaviors performed by parents were positively correlated (r=.73, p<.001).
Conclusion
When designing a flexible visiting environment for parents, parents should be encouraged to visit their babies. By doing so, stress can be reduced both for babies and for parents. Therefore, it is suggested that the related polices and regulations in South Korea should be changed to provide more a flexible visiting environment to promote better parent-child attachment and family adjustment.

Citations

• Effects of an App-Based Visitation Program for Mothers of High-Risk Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  Nameun Yu, Mi Yu
  Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing.2025; 39(2): 174.     CrossRef
• Exploration of Family-Centered Care in NICUs: A Grounded Theory Methodology
  Young Ah Park, YeoJin Im
  Qualitative Health Research.2025; 35(10-11): 1231.     CrossRef
• Parents' experiences of family-centred care in neonatal intensive care units: A qualitative thematic synthesis
  Mawahib Almalki, Aideen Gildea, Breidge Boyle
  Journal of Neonatal Nursing.2025; 31(3): 101655.     CrossRef
• Fostering Partnership Between Pediatric Nurses and Parents of High-Risk Infants: A Mixed Method Approach
  In Young Cho, Won-Oak Oh
  Journal of Child and Family Studies.2023; 32(9): 2681.     CrossRef
• 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
• Beliefs and attitudes of nurses towards open visiting policy in neonatal intensive care units: A descriptive cross-sectional study in northwest of Iran
  Fatemeh Ghorbani, Mahnaz Jabraeili
  Journal of Neonatal Nursing.2022; 28(2): 123.     CrossRef
• Differences in perceived parental stress between parents with very low birth weight infants and nurses in neonatal intensive care units, South Korea
  Seol-Hee Moon, Ho-Ran Park, Dong Yeon Kim
  Child Health Nursing Research.2021; 27(3): 297.     CrossRef
• Analysis of the educational needs of nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit for developmental supportive care
  Da-Ae Shin, Kyung-Sook Bang
  The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing .2021; 27(3): 261.     CrossRef
• Addressing the Needs of Mothers with Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Qualitative Secondary Analysis
  Ah Rim Kim
  Asian Nursing Research.2020; 14(5): 327.     CrossRef

Purpose
This study aimed to characterize the relationship between parental stress and nurses’ communication as perceived by parents of high-risk newborns in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Methods
The participants were 54 parents of high-risk newborns in a NICU. Data were collected from January to March 2018. Parental stress and parents’ perceptions of nurses’ communication ability and styles were measured using a questionnaire.
Results
The average scores for parental stress and nurses’ communication ability were 3.39 and 4.38 respectively, on a 5-point scale. Parents most commonly reported that nurses showed a friendly communication style, followed by informative and authoritative styles. Mothers and fathers reported significantly different levels of parental stress. Parental stress showed a negative correlation with nurses’ perceived verbal communication ability. Higher scores for nurses’ verbal communication ability and for friendly and informative communication styles were associated with lower parental stress induced by the environment, the baby’s appearance and behaviors, and treatments in the NICU.
Conclusion
The findings of this study suggest that nurses need to offer proper information for parents and to support parents by encouraging them to express their emotions of stress and by providing parents with therapeutic communication and opportunities to participate in care.

Citations

• Addressing parental stress: The contribution of nursing care
  Rafaela Reis, Fernanda Loureiro
  Journal of Pediatric Nursing.2026; 88: 10.     CrossRef
• Influencing Factors of Coping Strategies in Mothers of High‐Risk Newborns: Perceived Stress and Nursing Support
  Jung‐A Kim, Hye‐Young Jang
  International Journal of Nursing Practice.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Influence of perceived parental child-rearing attitudes and ego identity on college adjustment among Korean nursing students
  Hye Seon Choi, Sona Lee, Eunju Seo
  BMC Nursing.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• The experience of fathers whose infants were hospitalized in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in South Korea: A scoping review
  Jiyeon Lee, Sunyeob Choi
  Journal of Pediatric Nursing.2023; 72: 36.     CrossRef
• Effects of a Noncontact Visit Program in the NICU for the Prevention of COVID-19
  Hye Young Ahn, Hee Jee Jo, Hyun Jeong Ko
  Healthcare.2023; 11(15): 2152.     CrossRef
• Effects of parent-provider communication during infant hospitalization in the NICU on parents: A systematic review with meta-synthesis and narrative synthesis
  Nanon H.M. Labrie, Nicole R. van Veenendaal, Ramona A. Ludolph, Johannes C.F. Ket, Sophie R.D. van der Schoor, Anne A.M.W. van Kempen
  Patient Education and Counseling.2021; 104(7): 1526.     CrossRef
• Differences in perceived parental stress between parents with very low birth weight infants and nurses in neonatal intensive care units, South Korea
  Seol-Hee Moon, Ho-Ran Park, Dong Yeon Kim
  Child Health Nursing Research.2021; 27(3): 297.     CrossRef
• Factors influencing the quality of nursing care as perceived by mothers of hospitalized children in South Korea
  Ina Jin, Hun Ha Cho
  Child Health Nursing Research.2021; 27(3): 266.     CrossRef
• Addressing the Needs of Mothers with Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Qualitative Secondary Analysis
  Ah Rim Kim
  Asian Nursing Research.2020; 14(5): 327.     CrossRef

Purpose
Childhood leukemia is a serious trauma affecting both adolescents and their parents, who experience painful process. However, adolescents with leukemia and their parents also experience positive changes, which is referred to as posttraumatic growth. We examined posttraumatic growth, core beliefs, impact of event, and event-related rumination in adolescents within 5 years of a diagnosis of childhood leukemia and their parents.
Methods
The participants were 68 adolescents with childhood leukemia (aged 13~18 years) and their parents, who were recruited from C university hospital in Korea from May to September 2016. The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, Core Belief Inventory, Impact of Event Scale-Revised, and Event-related Rumination Inventory were completed by the adolescents and their parents. The mean scores and correlations between variables were investigated for both set of participants.
Results
Parents showed significantly higher levels of posttraumatic growth, disruption of core beliefs, impact of event, and invasive rumination than adolescents. Disruption of core beliefs and deliberate rumination were positively correlated with posttraumatic growth in both groups.
Conclusion
Nursing intervention programs that involve modifying core beliefs and inducing a positive thought can help adolescents with leukemia and their parents grow after traumatic events.

Citations

• Testing a model of benefit-finding and growth in youths with chronic health conditions
  Roman E. von Rezori, Harald Baumeister, Reinhard W. Holl, Kirsten Minden, Annabel S. Müller-Stierlin, Christina Reinauer, Svenja Temming, Petra Warschburger
  BMC Pediatrics.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Predictors of Moderate-High Posttraumatic Growth in Parents of Children With Cancer
  Buket Meral, Hacer Kobya Bulut
  Cancer Nursing.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation on Parental Psychology After Leukemia Diagnosis
  Oya Sevcan Orak, Ercan Tunç, Canan Albayrak
  Journal of Loss and Trauma.2024; : 1.     CrossRef
• Post-traumatic growth among childhood cancer survivors: A qualitative meta-synthesis
  Shuo Zhang, Chun-Yan Liu, Fang Wang, Zhi-Hong Ni
  European Journal of Oncology Nursing.2023; 63: 102289.     CrossRef
• Posttraumatic Growth in Youth, Young Adults, and Caregivers Who Experienced Solid Organ Transplant
  Kelli N Triplett, Gillian S Mayersohn, Saba S Masood, Kristine Pickwith, Hayden Mbroh, Michael Killian
  Journal of Pediatric Psychology.2022; 47(9): 965.     CrossRef
• Posttraumatic growth among childhood cancer survivors and their caregivers: associations with rumination and beliefs challenge
  Franciele Cristiane Peloso, Tonantzin Gonçalves, Maria Júlia Armiliato, Lauro Gregianin, Catarina Ramos, Elisa Kern De Castro
  Psicooncología.2022; 19(2): 203.     CrossRef
• The relationship between post‐traumatic stress and post‐traumatic growth in cancer patients and survivors: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
  Allison Marziliano, Malwina Tuman, Anne Moyer
  Psycho-Oncology.2020; 29(4): 604.     CrossRef

Purpose
This study aimed to identify stress levels due to end-of-life care, coping strategies, and psychological well-being among nurses in neonatal intensive care unit, and to investigate the effect of stress levels and coping strategies on their well-being.
Methods
A total of 128 nurses in the neonatal intensive care units of general hospitals in B city participated. The data were collected using a self-report questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the t-test, ANOVA, the Pearson correlation coefficient, and hierarchical regression with SPSS version 22.0.
Results
The coping strategy that nurses most often used was seeking social support. The factors affecting the well-being of the participants were wishful thinking, problem-focused coping and seeking social support, in order. Those 3 variables explained 21 % of the total variance in psychological well-being. Problem-focused coping and seeking social support were positively associated with psychological well-being, while wishful thinking showed a negative association.
Conclusion
In order to improve the psychological well-being of nurses in neonatal intensive care units, it is necessary to provide nurses with a program to build a social support system and to improve their problem-based coping skills.

Citations

• Emotional and psychological experiences of nursing students caring for dying patients: an explorative study at a national referral hospital in Uganda
  Asha K. Nabirye, Ian G. Munabi, Aloysius G. Mubuuke, Sarah Kiguli
  BMC Medical Education.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Comprender la fatiga emocional: revisión sistemática de sus causas, consecuencias y estrategias de afrontamiento
  Sara Gonçalves, Rita S. Matos
  Enfermería Clínica.2025; 35(5): 502190.     CrossRef
• Understanding emotional fatigue: A systematic review of causes, consequences, and coping strategies
  Sara Diogo Gonçalves, Rita S. Matos
  Enfermería Clínica (English Edition).2025; 35(5): 502190.     CrossRef
• Palliative Care for Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  Eun Sook Kim, Sue Kim, Sanghee Kim, Sujeong Kim, So Yoon Ahn, Hyejung Lee
  Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing.2024; 26(1): 14.     CrossRef
• NICU nurses' moral distress surrounding the deaths of infants
  Soojeong Han, Haeyoung Min, Sujeong Kim
  Nursing Ethics.2023; 30(2): 276.     CrossRef
• Psychometric properties of the Korean version of the Palliative Care Nursing Self-Competence scale for infant use
  Eun Sook Kim, Sujeong Kim, Kyua Kim, Hyejung Lee
  Australian Critical Care.2023; 36(6): 1019.     CrossRef
• A Systematic Review of the Stress-Coping Scales Used in Korean Nursing
  Hyeon Ok Ju, So Yeon Park, Jaeyoung Lee, Hye-Ryeon Park
  Korean Journal of Health Promotion.2023; 23(2): 45.     CrossRef
• Nurses’ attitudes and stress related to perinatal bereavement care in Korea: a cross-sectional survey
  Eunhui Kim, Hae Won Kim
  Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2022; 28(2): 134.     CrossRef
• Personal and Emotional Factors of Nursing Professionals Related to Coping with End-of-Life Care: A Cross-Sectional Study
  María Povedano-Jiménez, Carmen Ropero-Padilla, Miguel Rodriguez-Arrastia, María Paz García-Caro
  International Journal of Environmental Research an.2021; 18(18): 9515.     CrossRef
• Factors influencing well‐being in clinical nurses: A path analysis using a multi‐mediation model
  Sung Reul Kim, Ok Lae Park, Hye Young Kim, Ji Young Kim
  Journal of Clinical Nursing.2019; 28(23-24): 4549.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a neonatal nursing practice program for nursing students on students’ stress, self-efficacy, and confidence.
Methods
A 1-group pre- and post- study design was used. The participants consisted of 64 nursing students who were in a pediatric nursing clinical practicum at a nursing college in Seoul from September 2015 to May 2016. The program consisted of 3 stages-orientation, practice, and debriefing-and was conducted for 3 hours during a 2-week period of the pediatric nursing clinical practicum. The dependent variables were neonatal nursing practice stress, self-efficacy, and confidence. Data were analyzed using the paired t-test, the Pearson correlation coefficient, the x² test, and descriptive statistics with SPSS for Windows version 22.0.
Results
The neonatal nursing practice program was effective at decreasing clinical practice-related stress and increasing confidence and self-efficacy regarding neonatal nursing practice.
Conclusion
The neonatal nursing practice program may effectively promote the integration of theoretical knowledge and practice. In the future, we propose to develop various educational programs that reinforce basic nursing skills for neonates as part of an effective pediatric nursing clinical practicum.

Citations

• Development and Evaluation of a Simulation Training Program for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurses on Severe Respiratory Emergency among Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
  Youngae Song, Jaehee Lee, Jiyoon Kang, Heekyung Kang, Junghee Lee, Inkyung Bong
  Journal of Korea Society for Simulation in Nursing.2025; 13(1): 15.     CrossRef
• Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Body Temperature Management Self-Efficacy Scale (BTM-SES) for Surgical Patients
  Ozlem Sahi̇n Akboga
  Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Approaches for boosting self-confidence of clinical nursing students: A systematic review and meta-analysis
  Elahe Ramezanzade Tabriz, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Ensieh Tavana, Hamid Heidarian Miri, Fatemeh Heshmati Nabavi
  Heliyon.2024; 10(6): e27347.     CrossRef
• Relationship between nursing students’ levels of liking children and self-efficacy in paediatric medication administration
  Mehmet Bulduk, Veysel Can, Eda Nur Muhafiz
  BMC Medical Education.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Clinical Stress and Clinical Performance in Prelicensure Nursing Students: A Systematic Review
  Susan R. Welch
  Journal of Nursing Education.2023; 62(1): 36.     CrossRef
• Self‐efficacy in the context of nursing education and transition to practice as a registered practitioner: A systematic review
  Mousa Abusubhiah, Nuala Walshe, Rena Creedon, Brendan Noonan, Josephine Hegarty
  Nursing Open.2023; 10(10): 6650.     CrossRef
• The Relationship between Nursing Students' Fear of COVID-19 and General Self-Efficacy and Clinical Stress Levels
  Leyla Zengin Aydın, Aysel Doğan
  Hacettepe Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Dergis.2023; 10(3): 214.     CrossRef
• Hastaların Hemşirelik Öğrencilerine Yönelik Bakım Algısı Ölçeğinin Türkçe Uyarlaması: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması
  Özlem KARATANA, Tuğba ÖZTÜRK YILDIRIM
  Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Dergisi.2023; 5(3): 213.     CrossRef
• Preparing the future workforce for 2030: the role of higher education institutions
  Bharti Pandya, Umar Ruhi, Louise Patterson
  Frontiers in Education.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Factors That Enhanced or Hindered Their Self-Efficacy
  Julianne Page
  Nursing Education Perspectives.2022; 43(6): E70.     CrossRef
• Applying the Technology Acceptance Model to Explore Nursing Students' Behavioral Intention to Use Nursing Information Smartphones in a Clinical Setting
  Ching-Yi Lai, Tzu-Ying Lee, Shu-Chuan Lin, I-Hsiang Lin
  CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing.2022; 40(7): 506.     CrossRef
• HEMŞİRELİKTE TEORİK EĞİTİM VE MESLEKİ UYGULAMA ARASINDAKİ ETKİLEŞİMİN, ÖĞRENCİLERİN ÖZ YETERLİK DÜZEYİ İLE İLİŞKİSİ
  Behire SANÇAR, Aynur ÇELİK, Meryem Türkan IŞIK
  Samsun Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi.2021; 6(2): 401.     CrossRef
• Nursing Skills Fair in an Austere Military Environment
  Laura Ogle, Gwen Harville
  Journal of Emergency Nursing.2020; 46(1): 21.     CrossRef
• Análise da efetividade do estágio prático internacional de enfermagem em relação ao estágio prático nacional de enfermagem
  Esther O. Park
  Acta Paulista de Enfermagem.2019; 32(2): 153.     CrossRef

Purpose
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of an empowerment program on maternal stress, anxiety, depression and parenting confidence.
Methods
A total of 44 mothers of preterm infants were assigned into an experimental or a control group (n=22 each). The experimental group received the usual nursing care and 7 sessions of an empowerment program. The control group only received the usual care. The program was implemented from June to December, 2016 in the neonatal intensive care unit of K university-affiliated hospital in Daegu, Korea. The outcome variables measured were parental stress (PSS: NICU), anxiety (STAI), depression (CES-D) and parenting confidence. Data were analyzed using t-test or repeated measures ANOVA.
Results
Scores for both parental stress (t=3.07 p=.004) and depression (F=3.76, p=.26) were significantly lower in the experimental group than in the control group. However, there were no significant differences in anxiety between the groups (F=0.79, p=.505). Parenting confidence scores (F=9.05, p=.001) were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group.
Conclusion
A maternal empowerment program can be an effective means of reducing parental stress and depression as well as enhancing parenting confidence, for mothers of preterm infants.

Citations

• Confidence, not competence: Reframing roles to embed FICare
  Rachel Louise Collum, Ailie Hodgson, Sue Thompson, Claire Campbell
  Journal of Neonatal Nursing.2024; 30(1): 88.     CrossRef
• Effects of an App-Based Visitation Program for Mothers of High-Risk Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  Nameun Yu, Mi Yu
  Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Translation and Validation of Maternal Confidence Questionnaire (MCQ) In Iran: Persian Version
  Mona Alinejad-Naeini, Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani, Farhad Abolhasan Choobdar, Roqayeh Aliyari
  Child Care in Practice.2023; : 1.     CrossRef
• Does antibiotic awareness campaigns exposure decrease intention to demand antibiotic treatment? Testing a structural model among parents in Western Australia
  Aaron Lapuz Alejandro, Wei Wei Cheryl Leo, Mieghan Bruce, Kaymart Gimutao, Saurav Basu
  PLOS ONE.2023; 18(5): e0285396.     CrossRef
• 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
• Identifying Latent Topics and Trends in Premature Infant–Related Nursing Studies Using a Latent Dirichlet Allocation Method
  Myeong Seon Lee, Seonah Lee
  CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing.2023; 41(12): 957.     CrossRef
• Effects of a Noncontact Visit Program in the NICU for the Prevention of COVID-19
  Hye Young Ahn, Hee Jee Jo, Hyun Jeong Ko
  Healthcare.2023; 11(15): 2152.     CrossRef
• The effect of the supportive care program based on Bandura's self-efficacy on stress and participation of the mothers of the neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit
  Shima Heidary, Haydeh Heidari, Roya Choopani, Morteza Sedehi
  Journal of Education and Health Promotion.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
• A Delphi study on the Needs for the Development of a Customized Program based on Augmented Reality for Preterm infants and their Families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  Jae Eun Sin, Ah Rim Kim
  Journal of Digital Contents Society.2022; 23(3): 455.     CrossRef
• Development of a mobile application focusing on developmental support care for Korean infants born prematurely: a methodological study
  Ji Hyeon Park, Haeryun Cho
  Child Health Nursing Research.2022; 28(2): 112.     CrossRef
• “Always a Preemie”: Maternal Experiences Parenting a Very Preterm Infant into Toddlerhood
  Megan Quist, Megan M. Julian, Meera Meerkov, Megan H. Pesch
  Journal of Neonatology.2022; 36(2): 113.     CrossRef
• Development and Evaluation of the Parenting Support Group Program for Mothers with Infants
  Sun Hwa Park, Kyung Ja June
  Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nurs.2021; 32(1): 40.     CrossRef
• Effects of an Infant Care Education Program for Mothers of Late-preterm Infants on Parenting Confidence, Breastfeeding Rates, and Infants' Growth and Readmission Rates
  Eun Hye Jang, Hyeon Ok Ju
  Child Health Nursing Research.2020; 26(1): 11.     CrossRef
• An Integrative Review of Family Interventions based on a Philosophy of Family-Centered Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
  Nary Chung, Yeseul Kim, Eunyoung Park, Lisa Yeo, Jiwon Hwang
  Perspectives in Nursing Science.2019; 16(1): 35.     CrossRef
• A Mother’s Experience of Hospitalization of Her Newborn in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  Euna Choi, Youngeun Lee
  Child Health Nursing Research.2018; 24(4): 407.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to explore nursing students’ experiences of debriefing after simulation-based learning and to obtain fundamental data to support the development of effective teaching strategies.
Methods
Sixty-seven nursing students participated in this study from April to May, 2017. This was a descriptive study analyzing the content of students’ descriptions of structured questions in 3 stages (description, analysis, and application) based on recorded videos.
Results
The description stage was classified into 3 categories for problem recognition, 4 categories for the nursing plan, and 6 categories for the nursing intervention. The analysis stage was classified into 6 categories for satisfactory practice, 3 categories for experience and 4 categories for what they learned through practice. The application stage was classified into 5 categories, that were to be mastered, and 6 categories, that were important to recognize.
Conclusion
This study succeeded in charaterizing learners’ experiences of debriefing. During the debriefing, students watched recorded videos, and we found that self-evaluation through structured questionnaires could be a very effective way to strengthen students’ core competencies. Our content analysis of the debriefing is expected to contribute to the development of effective strategies in simulation-based education for students and nurses.

Citations

• Influencing Factors on Nursing Students’ Learning Flow during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Method Research
  JinRyung Park, Minjeong Seo
  Asian Nursing Research.2022; 16(1): 35.     CrossRef
• Effectiveness of Debriefing for Meaningful Learning-based simulation training on high-risk neonatal care: A randomized controlled simulation study
  Sun-Yi Yang, Yun-Hee Oh
  Clinical Simulation in Nursing.2021; 61: 42.     CrossRef
• Effect of Psychiatric Nursing Practice Online Education Using Case-Based VR
  Young Shin Lee, Juhang Kim, Ji Young Lim, Geun Myun Kim
  Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Menta.2021; 30(4): 369.     CrossRef
• Influencing Factors of Learning Flow, Self Leadership and Debriefing Satisfaction on Problem Solving Ability of Nursing Students in Simulation Learning
  Gyoo-Yeong CHO, Mi-Kyung SEO
  JOURNAL OF FISHRIES AND MARINE SCIENCES EDUCATION.2020; 32(2): 409.     CrossRef
• Effects of a Virtual Reality Simulation and a Blended Simulation of Care for Pediatric Patient with Asthma
  Mikang Kim, Sunghee Kim, Woo Sook Lee
  Child Health Nursing Research.2019; 25(4): 496.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the meaning and essence of experiences of stress in mothers of preschoolers with atopic dermatitis.
Methods
This study employed a qualitative research design. Seven mothers of preschoolers with atopic dermatitis were interviewed and the data were analyzed using Giorgi’s phenomenological method.
Results
Five main themes and 12 theme clusters emerged. The 5 main themes were 1) the mother’s enduring heartache from the conflict that arise among family members, 2) the complete loss of daily happiness, 3) the steady stream of emotional fluctuations, 4) struggling to bear the heavy financial burden, and, 5) a life of hope accompanied by stress.
Conclusion
The results of this study provide an in-depth understanding of stress among mothers of preschoolers with atopic dermatitis. These results can be used in the development of nursing interventions to provide psychological and emotional support for mothers and family members.

Citations

• Development and pilot evaluation of a theory-based self-care program for late school-aged children with atopic dermatitis: a quasi-experimental study in South Korea
  Da-Jeong Kum, Kyung-Sook Bang
  Child Health Nursing Research.2026; 32(1): 66.     CrossRef
• “Becoming a shield under a leaky umbrella” : a phenomenological study of mothers’ experiences caring for preschool children in high fine-dust environments
  Ju Won Seo, Eunjung Ryu
  International Journal of Qualitative Studies on He.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Impact of Atopic Dermatitis® on Quality of Life of Caregivers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  John Chun Hian Yap, Yik Weng Yew
  Dermatitis®.2024; 35(6): 554.     CrossRef
• “I have to be brave” – parents’ experiences of caring for a child with eczema
  Christine Chua, Judith Chew, Winnie Lim
  Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Developmen.2023; 33(4): 256.     CrossRef
• Views and experiences of managing eczema: systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies*
  E. Teasdale, I. Muller, K. Sivyer, D. Ghio, K. Greenwell, S. Wilczynska, A. Roberts, M.J. Ridd, N. Francis, L. Yardley, K.S. Thomas, M. Santer
  British Journal of Dermatology.2021; 184(4): 627.     CrossRef

Purpose
Quality of life is important to everyone including school-age children. Therefore this study was done to identify the effects perceived daily stress and sense of humor on quality of life for these children.
Methods
The study was a cross-sectional, descriptive study design with 371 participants from 5th and 6th grade children in 5 elementary schools. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis with SPSS/WIN 24.0 program.
Results
Factors influencing quality of life in school-age children were daily stress, sense of humor, satisfaction with daily life, academic performance and home atmosphere. These variables explained 63.0% of quality of life in school-age children.
Conclusion
Results showed that lower daily stress and higher sense of humor are associated with higher quality of life. Therefore, to improve quality of life in school-age children, healthcare providers should develop intervention programs considering these factors.

Citations

• Ortaokul Çocuklarının Mizah Duygusunun Psikolojik İyi Oluşları Üzerindeki Yordayıcı Etkisi
  Özlem Gözün Kahraman, Ayşe Korkut
  Gelişim ve Psikoloji Dergisi.2025; 5(10): 31.     CrossRef
• Çocuklarda Mizah Ölçeğinin (4-12 yaş) Geliştirilmesi ve Çocukların Mizah Eğilimlerinin İncelenmesi
  Arzu Özyürek, Hatice Keser, Nagihan Yıldırım
  Uluslararası Erken Çocukluk Eğitimi Çalışmaları De.2024; 9(2): 65.     CrossRef
• Factors affecting the mental health status of children from multicultural families in South Korea: a cross-sectional descriptive analysis of data from the multicultural adolescents panel study
  Sunyeob Choi
  Child Health Nursing Research.2023; 29(1): 60.     CrossRef
• Research Trends in Daily Stress Among Children and Adolescents: Articles Published from 2010 to 2020 in Korea
  Sungmin Park, JungHa Lim
  Korean Journal of Child Studies.2021; 42(1): 89.     CrossRef
• A Study on Child Friendliness in the G Local Community and Life Satisfaction of Children and Adolescents
  Ara Choi, Hye sun Kim, Sook Lee
  The Korean Journal of Community Living Science.2019; 30(3): 377.     CrossRef

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
Nurses experience burnout related to various factors. For this descriptive research job stress, compassion satisfaction, and compassion fatigue were examined as to their relationship to burnout in nurses from children’s hospital.
Methods
The participants were 305 nurses working in children’s hospital. Self-report questionnaires were used to measure job stress, compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue and burnout.
Results
Nurses in children’s hospital experienced a greater than moderate degree of job stress, compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue and burnout, whereas differences existed according to general characteristics. Job stress, compassion fatigue and burnout showed a significant positive correlation and results of compassion fatigue and burnout were similar. Also, job stress, compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue were associated with burnout in nurses working in children’s hospital.
Conclusion
Findings indicate that as longer work experience is accompanied by higher job stress and burnout, it is necessary to develop intervention programs to reduce burnout among career nurses exposed to greater job stress in children’s hospital.

Citations

• Prediction of Job Burnout in Nurses Based on the Job Demands‐Resources Model: An Explainable Machine Learning Approach
  Yue Zeng, Xiangyu Zhao, Zihui Xie, Xiaohe Lin, Meiling Qi, Ping Li
  Journal of Advanced Nursing.2026; 82(3): 2232.     CrossRef
• Factors affecting pediatric nurses’ development of partnerships with parents of hospitalized children: An evaluation based on the stress-coping adaptation model
  In Young Cho, So Hyoung Hong, Ji Yeong Yun
  Journal of Child Health Care.2025; 29(1): 53.     CrossRef
• The mediating role of psychological capital in the association between work engagement and occupational stress in pediatric nurses
  Kosar Abdeh Keykha, Mona Alinejad-Naeini, Hamid Peyrovi
  Scientific Reports.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Changing Kindergarten Teachers’ Mindsets Toward Children to Overcome Compassion Fatigue
  Fangyan Chen, Yabo Ge, Wenjun Xu, Junshuai Yu, Yiwen Zhang, Xingjian Xu, Shuqiong Zhang
  Psychology Research and Behavior Management.2023; Volume 16: 521.     CrossRef
• Factors Associated with Job Stress among Hospital Nurses: A Meta-Correlation Analysis
  Ji-Young Lim, Geun-Myun Kim, Eun-Joo Kim
  International Journal of Environmental Research an.2022; 19(10): 5792.     CrossRef
• The development and evaluation of a pediatric nurse education program to improve nursing competency for newly graduated nurses in a children’s hospital
  Hae-kyung Shin, Hyo-yeong Kim, Hyun-Jung Kim, Min-kyung Kim, Hyun-joo Shin, Hoo-yun Lee, Jee-hee Han, Hye-jung Lee
  The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing .2022; 28(2): 179.     CrossRef
• A structural equation model of the relationship among occupational stress, coping styles, and mental health of pediatric nurses in China: a cross-sectional study
  Yating Zhou, Xiaoli Guo, Huaying Yin
  BMC Psychiatry.2022;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Mediating effect of sleep disturbance and rumination on work-related burnout of nurses treating patients with coronavirus disease
  Salman Zarei, Khadijeh Fooladvand
  BMC Psychology.2022;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Negative Emotions and Job Burnout in News Media Workers: A Moderated Mediation Model of Rumination and Empathy
  Mingxiao Liu, Ning Wang, Pengcheng Wang, Haomeng Wu, Xianger Ding, Fengqing Zhao
  Journal of Affective Disorders.2021; 279: 75.     CrossRef
• Posttraumatic growth and burnout in pediatric nurses: The mediating role of secondary traumatization and the moderating role of meaning in work
  Yaira Hamama‐Raz, Liat Hamama, Ruth Pat‐Horenczyk, Yaffa Naomi Stokar, Tal Zilberstein, Efrat Bron‐Harlev
  Stress and Health.2021; 37(3): 442.     CrossRef
• Mediating Effects of Anger Expression in the Relationship of Work Stress with Burnout among Hospital Nurses Depending on Career Experience
  Hye Yeong Lee, Mi Heui Jang, Yoo Mi Jeong, Sohyune R. Sok, Ae Sil Kim
  Journal of Nursing Scholarship.2021; 53(2): 227.     CrossRef
• A Survey of Nurses' Need for Care Robots in Children's Hospitals
  Meiling Jin, Jeongeun Kim
  CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing.2020; 38(7): 349.     CrossRef
• Burnout amongst Nurses in Cancer Wards: Impact of Nursing Professionalism, Perfectionism, and Resilience
  Eun Ko, Hye Young Kim, Gwang Sook Kim, Rang Soon Kim, Hyang Sook So
  Asian Oncology Nursing.2018; 18(4): 214.     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 define the concept of stress in siblings of childhood cancer patients.
Methods
The hybrid model was used to perform the concept analysis of stress in childhood cancer patients’ siblings. Through reviews of 16 studies in the theoretical phase and interviews with 20 siblings in the field phase, the derived results were brought together in the integration phase.
Results
The concept of stress in siblings of patients with childhood cancer was found to have 6 attributes and 28 indicators in 3 domains. Personal factors included 2 attributes (fear about childhood cancer and immature coping skills), and family factors had 2 attributes (changes in relationships with family and changes in family environment), social factors had 2 attributes (changes in relationships with friends and in the school experience, and insufficient social support).
Conclusion
The stress of siblings of childhood cancer patients was defined as a state of tension associated with personal, family, social factors that can be related to their siblings’ childhood cancer. The findings in this study provide the base for the development of a tool for measuring siblings’ stress and/or the development of nursing programs for these siblings.

Citations

• Educational needs of people with type 1 diabetes mellitus and their parents: A cross‐sectional study
  Mi‐Kyoung Cho, Mi Young Kim
  Nursing Open.2023; 10(7): 4849.     CrossRef
• Development of a Stress Scale for Siblings of Childhood Cancer Patients
  Juyoun Yu, Kyung-Sook Bang, Hyoung Kang
  Children.2021; 8(4): 265.     CrossRef
• A Systematic Review of Interventions with Siblings of Pediatric Cancer Patients
  Soo-yeon Han, Ji-Hye Hwang, Cho-hee Kim, Hye-young Jang, Kyung-Sook Bang
  Child Health Nursing Research.2017; 23(3): 394.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to examine the paternal stress and nursing support as perceived by fathers of high risk infants admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU).
Methods
The study participants included 88 fathers of high risk infants in NICUs. Their parental stress and nursing support were measured using a self-report questionnaire.
Results
The parental stress level of the fathers was 3.57 of a possible 5. Among the parental stress items, ‘Relationship with infant and parental role’ had the highest scores. The perceived nursing support level was a relatively high, 3.90 on a 5-point scale. The lowest score was for the item ‘showed concern about my well-being.’ The parental stress was lower in fathers with low income, higher in fathers in nuclear families and when the infants’ condition was serious.
Conclusion
The findings indicate that fathers of high risk infants experience intense parental stress. Thus when designing care to provide support for these fathers and their infants, it is necessary to encourage the fathers’ engagement, provide information on how to respond to the baby, and include supportive care to the fathers.

Citations

• Factors influencing the perception of shared decision-making among parents of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus: A cross-sectional study guided by the Ottawa Decision Support Framework
  In Hyeong Choi, In Young Cho
  Journal of Pediatric Nursing.2025; 85: 346.     CrossRef
• Influencing Factors of Coping Strategies in Mothers of High‐Risk Newborns: Perceived Stress and Nursing Support
  Jung‐A Kim, Hye‐Young Jang
  International Journal of Nursing Practice.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• The experience of fathers whose infants were hospitalized in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in South Korea: A scoping review
  Jiyeon Lee, Sunyeob Choi
  Journal of Pediatric Nursing.2023; 72: 36.     CrossRef
• Effects of a Noncontact Visit Program in the NICU for the Prevention of COVID-19
  Hye Young Ahn, Hee Jee Jo, Hyun Jeong Ko
  Healthcare.2023; 11(15): 2152.     CrossRef
• Reviewing recordings of neonatal resuscitation with parents
  Maria C den Boer, Mirjam Houtlosser, Ruben S G M Witlox, Roosmarijn van der Stap, Martine C de Vries, Enrico Lopriore, Arjan B te Pas
  Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neona.2021; 106(4): 346.     CrossRef
• Differences in perceived parental stress between parents with very low birth weight infants and nurses in neonatal intensive care units, South Korea
  Seol-Hee Moon, Ho-Ran Park, Dong Yeon Kim
  Child Health Nursing Research.2021; 27(3): 297.     CrossRef
• Developing Nursing Standard Guidelines for Nurses in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Delphi Study
  Hanna Lee, Da-Jung Kim, Jeong-Won Han
  Healthcare.2020; 8(3): 320.     CrossRef
• The Relationship between Stress, Social Support, and Confidence in Paternal Role Perceived by Korean Fathers of High Risk Infants
  Jeong Hee Eom, YeoJin Im
  Journal of Pediatric Nursing.2019; 49: e21.     CrossRef
• Parental anxiety regarding premature infants and factors affecting parental concern
  Ju Yun Lee, Jung Hyun Lee, Gyu Min Yeon, Yu Jin Jung
  Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing.2019;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Correlations between a Flexible Parental Visiting Environment and Parental Stress in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
  Su Jin Lee, Eun Kyoung Choi, Jeongok Park, Hee Soon Kim
  Child Health Nursing Research.2019; 25(4): 377.     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

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
Child Health nurse practitioners (CHNPs) in Korea have important roles in disease management and health promotion for children and adolescents. Yet, practices of CHNPs licensed and employed in hospitals have not been adequately identified. Thus, in this study the scope of practice by CHNPs and job satisfaction and stress were investigated and compared according to the CHNPs’ position in the working place.
Methods
A descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used. All 53 licensed CHNPs participated in the mail survey which included a 71-item questionnaire on job performance and job satisfaction and a job contents questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, x² test, independent t-test and Mann-Whitney U test were used to compare CHNPs employed as nurse practitioner (NP) and CHNPs employed as staff nurses.
Results
Compared to CHNPs employed as staff nurses, CHNPs employed as NPs more frequently provided education, environment management, coordination and research in their practice areas. No significant difference was found in job satisfaction between the two groups except for the administration and income subdomains. Only the physical exertion subdomain in job stress was stressful to CHNP employed as staff nurse.
Conclusions
Job performance of CHNPs in Korea needs to be revised to include more practical practice in education, coordination, and research related areas.

Citations

• Physical examination competence as a predictor of diagnostic reasoning among new advanced practice nurse students: a cross-sectional study
  Hyejung Lee, Young Joo Lee, JuHee Lee, Sanghee Kim
  Contemporary Nurse.2019; 55(4-5): 360.     CrossRef
• Pediatric nurse practitioners’ clinical competencies and knowing patterns in nursing: Focus group interviews
  Hyejung Lee, Anna Kim, Anna Meong, Minjeong Seo
  Contemporary Nurse.2017; 53(5): 515.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This study was done to develop a scenario and evaluate student performance in simulation learning of care for children with respiratory distress syndrome in neonatal intensive care units.
METHODS
To test the application effect, a one group pre-test design was applied. The scenario based on actual patients and textbook material was developed through several meetings of experts. The scenario was used with 17 groups of 55 senior nursing students who participated voluntarily.
RESULTS
Contents were organized focusing on the nursing process for simulation learning. In the application of knowledge and skills, nursing students had high scores in the contents of observation of oxygen saturation, and care to relieve dyspnea. Participants' ability, especially in suction and oxygen supply in the evaluation of objective structured clinical examination was not adequate. There was a significant positive correlation between problem-solving ability and satisfaction in learning.
CONCLUSION
The respiratory distress syndrome simulation scenario developed in this study was an effective tool to give students experience in problem solving and critical thinking ability under conditions similar to reality. The development of various scenarios for child nursing care is needed.

Citations

• The Effects of Simulation Based Practical Education on Nursing Students' Self-efficacy, Performance Confidence, and Educational Satisfaction
  Inok Kim
  Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science.2024; 13(1): 18.     CrossRef
• Utilizing Video vs Simulation Practice for Handoff Education of Nursing Students in Pediatric Nursing
  Sun-Nam Park, Young Soon Im
  Child Health Nursing Research.2018; 24(1): 27.     CrossRef
• Effects of nursing process-based simulation for maternal child emergency nursing care on knowledge, attitude, and skills in clinical nurses
  Sunghee Kim, Gisoo Shin
  Nurse Education Today.2016; 37: 59.     CrossRef
• Stress and Satisfaction from Simulation-based Practice and Clinical Practice on High-risk Newborn Nursing
  Sun-Nam Park, Yunsoo Kim
  The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing .2015; 21(1): 86.     CrossRef
• Effects of Simulation-Based Learning in the Nursing Care of Children with Asthma
  Sun-Mi Chae, Kyung-Sook Bang, Juyoun Yu, Ji-Hye Lee, Hyun-Ju Kang, In Ju Hwang, Min Kyung Song, Ji-Sun Park
  The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing .2015; 21(3): 298.     CrossRef
• Effectiveness of Simulation Integrated with Problem Based Learning on Clinical Competency and Self-efficacy in Nursing Students.
  Mijin Lee, Young Mee Ahn, Insook Cho, Min Sohn
  Child Health Nursing Research.2014; 20(2): 123.     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 identify the effects of life stress and depression in undergraduates on suicidal ideation.
METHODS
The participants in this study were 306 nursing students from three different cities. Collected data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression.
RESULTS
The mean score for life stress was 48.48, for depression, 28.59, and for suicidal ideation, 5.90. There were positive relationships between depression and life stress, suicidal ideation and life stress, and suicidal ideation and depression. The four factors of life stress, depression, school life, and gender were identified as factors influencing on suicidal ideation in undergraduates.
CONCLUSION
The findings of this study indicate that the establishment of mental health care centers in universities, and development and implementation of nursing intervention programs for suicide prevention would be helpful.

Citations

• Effects of Daily Stress in Mental State Classification
  Soyeon Park, Suh-Yeon Dong
  IEEE Access.2020; 8: 201360.     CrossRef
• Do Addictive Behaviors Matter for College Students’ Depression and Suicidal Ideation?
  Soo Mi Jang, Seunghye Hong
  International Journal of Mental Health and Addicti.2018; 16(5): 1095.     CrossRef
• Economic Stress, Depression, Suicidal Ideation, Resilience, and Social Support in College Students
  Yongmi Lee, So Young Pak, Mi Jeong Kim
  Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Menta.2017; 26(2): 151.     CrossRef
• International Students’ Use of a University Health Center
  Jin Hee An, Youngmee Ahn, Seong-Ill Woo, Mi Roung Song, Min Sohn
  Child Health Nursing Research.2016; 22(1): 29.     CrossRef
• The Mediating Effect of Stress Coping Type and Self-esteem between Life Stress and Suicidal Ideation in Nursing College Students
  Pil-Nam Park
  Journal of the Korean Society of School Health.2016; 29(1): 1.     CrossRef
• A Study on the Stress, Self-Esteem, Mental-Health and Suicidal-Ideation in Nursing Students
  Ha-Yun Jung, Kyung-Soo Lee
  Journal of Korean Clinical Health Science.2015; 3(2): 328.     CrossRef
• Influences of Psychological Resilience and Self-control on Suicidal Ideation of Undergraduate Students
  SookBin Im, MyoungLyun Heo, Se Young Kim, Hye Young Ahn, Saet Byul Kang, Mi Song Kim, Hea Mee Mun, Sun Ha Park, A Rang Won, Ji Hye Lee, Mi So Cho
  Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Menta.2014; 23(4): 278.     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
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of mothers' recognition of Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), parenting stress and family support in mothers of children diagnosed with ADHD.
METHODS
The data were collected from December 24, 2009 to July 23, 2010. The participants were 141 mothers of children diagnosed with ADHD and who lived in D city. Descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients with SPSS 17.0 were used to analyze the data. To determine the most effective variable (mothers' recognition, parenting stress and family support) to predict parental stress, data were analyzed using canonical correlation with SAS 9.1 TS.
RESULTS
Canonical correlation analysis revealed that professional and teachers' roles of the 3 sub-domains of mothers' recognition were the most outstanding variables in predicting parenting stress. Parental distress/parent-child dysfunctional interaction of parenting stress was the most outstanding variable in predicting both mothers' recognition and family support. Spouse cooperation in family support was the most outstanding variable in predicting parenting stress.
CONCLUSION
The results suggest that strengthening parents' recognition of ADHD and supporting interventions are important for reducing parenting stress. Professional and teachers' roles, parental distress/parent-child dysfunctional interaction and spouse cooperation should be included in the contents of structured programs.

Citations

• A Structural Equation Model on Quality of Life of Mothers of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  Chan Gyeong Park, Mi Yang Jeon
  Child Health Nursing Research.2017; 23(3): 279.     CrossRef
• Development and Effects of an Instructional Coaching Program Regarding Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder for Elementary School Teachers
  Shin Jeong Park, Wan Ju Park
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2017; 47(3): 305.     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

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
This study was done to explore the meaning of joys and sorrows in mothers of children with Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS).
METHODS
The participants were 9 mothers who each had a child with MPS. Data were gathered using in-depth interviews. The interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analyzed using Colaizzi method.
RESULTS
The significant results from analyzing the interviews can be grouped into 12 concept descriptions, and 5 theme clusters. The essential theme clusters for the experience of the mothers were 'hopelessness about this rare disease', 'guilt because of the disease being hereditary', 'endless courses of treatment', 'wounds in the relationship', and 'relative composure of mind'.
CONCLUSION
The finding of this study offer profound information on joys and sorrows experienced by mothers of children with MPS and provide basic data for developing nursing intervention strategies for the mothers of children with rare diseases.

Citations

• Experiences of Parenting Children With Spinal Muscular Atrophy
  Hyo Jin Kim, Sun-Mi Chae
  Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Chil.2022; 26(3): 194.     CrossRef
• Life Experiences of Mothers in Parenting Children with Hunter's Syndrome
  Sung Ye Kang
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2012; 42(5): 609.     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 study was done to explore the effect of perception of parental rearing attitude and social support on self-efficacy and stress among school-aged children, then to supply information for health promotion of children and to promote multi-cultural communication between Korea and China.
METHODS
The participants for this study were 180 elementary students each, from Korea and China. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, chi-square test, t-test, correlation analysis and AMOS.
RESULTS
Social support had a direct effect on self-efficacy for both Korean and Chinese children. In Korea parental rearing attitude had greater direct effect on stress than social support and self-efficacy. But in China only, parental rearing attitude had direct effect on stress.
CONCLUSION
These findings provide support for perception of parental rearing attitude, social support, and self-efficacy as predictive variables of stress in Korean and Chinese school-aged children.

Citations

• Exploring Positive Psychology of Children with Type 1 Diabetes Focusing on Subjective Happiness and Satisfaction with Life
  Min Sohn, Euiyeon Kim, Ji Eun Lee, Kwanghee Kim
  Child Health Nursing Research.2015; 21(2): 83.     CrossRef
• The Causal Relationships between Parenting Stress and the Parenting Attitudes of Infant Mothers
  황성온 Hwang, Zion Hwang
  Korean Journal of Child Studies.2015; 36(4): 163.     CrossRef
• A Predictive Model of Behavioral Problems in Elementary School Children.
  Hee Seung Song, Hee Sun Shin
  Child Health Nursing Research.2014; 20(1): 1.     CrossRef
• Exercise Performance and Exercise-related Factors of Korean and Korean-Chinese Nursing Students: A comparative Study
  Young-Ran Lee, Sun-Nam Park, Sook-Ja Yu, Jung-Soon Moon
  Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nurs.2011; 22(3): 234.     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.

Citations

• 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
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• 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
• The Relation Among Parenting Stress, Anger and Anger Expression in Infant's Mothers
  Dong-Young Park
  Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperati.2012; 13(3): 1170.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This study was conducted to survey and examine the relationship of perceived parental rearing attitude, stress, stress-coping, and self-efficacy in middle school students.
METHODS
Data were collected 262 middle school students in the study. Descriptive statistics and Pearson's correlation coefficients were used to analyze the data.
RESULTS
The mean score for parenting attitude was 3.40 (5 scale), stress 2.36 (5 scale), stress-coping 2.12 (4 scale) and self-efficacy 2.46 (4 scale). There were a positive correlations between rearing attitude and self-efficacy (r=.141). There were a negative correlations between rearing attitude and stress (r=-.284).
CONCLUSION
In order to promote self-efficacy and to decrease stress in middle school students, it is necessary to develop supporting intervention to develop parental rearing attitude.

Citations

• Relationship between Menstrual Distress and Sleep Disturbance in Middle-school Girls
  Se Yeong Park, SoMi Park
  Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2018; 24(4): 392.     CrossRef
• Pathways From Family Strengths and Resilience to Internet Addiction in Male High School Students: Mediating Effect of Stress
  Jeong Nam Jang, Yeon Hee Choi
  Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing.2012; 26(3): 375.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This study was designed to identify how parenting stress and empowerment affect the quality of life in caregivers of children with disabilities. METHODS: Caregivers assuming parenting responsibilities for children with disabilities under 18 yr of age were recruited at 8 local welfare centers, homes for children with disabilities, and parent associations in U city. They were asked to complete a questionnaire in a face to face interview or by self-report, and 265 data units were analyzed with stepwise multiple regression. RESULTS: Parenting stress, empowerment and monthly income were statistically significant explaining 39% of the variance. Among the subconstructs of parenting stress and empowerment, parental distress (beta=-.42, t=-6.45) and competence (beta=.30, t=3.59) significantly influenced quality of life. Among the general characteristics, monthly income (beta=.10, t=2.01) was found to be significantly related to quality of life. CONCLUSION: Nurses who work with children with disabilities and their caregivers need to focus on parental distress and competence to improve the quality of life of caregivers and to stimulate development in children with disabilities.

Citations

• Action Research for Parent Empowerment of Married Immigrant Women
  Boyoung Kim
  Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Menta.2013; 22(1): 65.     CrossRef
• Family Empowerment Scale: Factor Validation of the Original Form and Development of a Short Form
  Soyon Jung
  The Journal of the Korea Contents Association.2013; 13(7): 214.     CrossRef
• A Path Analysis of the Variables Related to the Quality of Life of Mothers with Disabled Children in Korea
  Kyung Seu Cho, Eun Joo Hong
  Stress and Health.2013; 29(3): 229.     CrossRef

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.

Citations

• 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
• Moderating Effects of Mothers’ Affective Parenting on Relationship between Infant Temperament and Maternal Parenting Stress
  Sang Lim Kim, Chang Hyun Park
  The Korean Journal of Community Living Science.2017; 28(2): 229.     CrossRef
• The effect of telephone-based cognitive-behavioural therapy on parenting stress: A randomised controlled trial
  Fei Wan Ngai, Paul Wai-Ching Wong, Ka Fai Chung, Kwok Yin Leung
  Journal of Psychosomatic Research.2016; 86: 34.     CrossRef
• 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
  Family and Environment Research.2016; 54(5): 551.     CrossRef
• Effects of the Newborn Parenting Program for Marriage Immigrant Primiparas on their Parenting Stress and Mothers’ Role Confidence
  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
• Effect of Infant Health Problem, Mother's Depression and Marital Relationship on Infant Abuse in Korea: Mediating Pathway of Marital Relationship
  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
  Journal of Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing.2012; 18(4): 184.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This study was done to investigate the effects of an infant massage on physical growth and stress response in preterm babies.
METHOD
A nonequivalent control group with pre-posttest design was used with 56 preterm babies in the NICU of E medical center at Daejeon. Data were collected from July 2004 to May 2005. The intervention was given for 15 minutes, once a day for 7 days. Physical growth was measured by weight, length, head circumference, and stress response was measured by serum cortisol level. Mean, %, paired-test, t-test with the SPSS/Win 16.0 program were used to analyze the data.
RESULTS
After the intervention, physical growth variables (weight, length, head circumference) in experimental group were higher than that of the control group. Also, the serum cortisol level in the experimental group was lower than that of the control group. But none of these results were not statistically significant.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study suggest that a 7-day intervention period may not be long enough to confirm the effects of infant massage on physical growth and stress reaction. Therefore it is suggested that a longer period of infant massage should be tested to determine if it is effective in improving the physical growth and stress reduction in preterm babies.

Citations

• Effects of Infant Massage Therapy on Transcutaneous Bilirubin, Feeding, and Excretion in Neonates with Jaundice Undergoing Phototherapy
  정성진, 박미경
  JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF MATERNAL AND CHIL.2018; 22(1): 25.     CrossRef
• Effects of Massage Therapy on Feeding Intolerance and Physical Growth in Premature Infants
  Hyun Young Seo, Young Hae Kim, Sung-Ju Kim
  Child Health Nursing Research.2016; 22(4): 355.     CrossRef
• Relationship Between Brain Injury and Head Circumference Growth in Extremely Premature Infants
  Young-mee Ahn, Sang-mi Lee
  Journal of Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing.2011; 17(4): 281.     CrossRef
• The Effects of Maternal Heart Sound on the Weight, Physiologic Responses and Behavioral States of Premature Infants
  Mi-Kyung Yeum, Young-Mee Ahn, Hwa-Sook Seo, Yong-Hoon Jun
  Journal of Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing.2010; 16(3): 211.     CrossRef

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

PURPOSE
The purposes of the study were to develop and test a model which explains the relationship among factors affecting behavioral problems in elementary school children.
METHODS
The participants for the study were 368 elementary school children and their mothers at 3 elementary schools in one city. Data analysis was done using the SPSS 17.0 program for t-test, -test, and ANOVA and the AMOS 17.0 program for theoretical model testing.
RESULTS
The theoretical model showed a significant goodness of fit to the empirical data (Goodness of Fit Index: .96, Adjusted Goodness of Fit Index: .93 Comparative Fit Index: .95, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation: .06, Standardized Root Mean Square Residual: .02). Six paths were found to be statistically significant including from child rearing attitude to self-esteem, stress, stress coping and behavioral problems, and from self-esteem to stress and behavioral problems. Child rearing attitude showed a significant effect to behavioral problems by total effect. Self-esteem affected behavioral problems by total and direct effects.
CONCLUSION
Child rearing attitude and self-esteem of children are important factors affecting behavioral problems in elementary school children.

Citations

• Application of Latent Class Analysis to Predict Children’s Internalizing Problems
  Young Ae Lee
  Korean Journal of Child Studies.2020; 41(3): 25.     CrossRef
• Development and exploratory testing of a school‐based educational program for healthy life behaviors among fifth grade children in South Korea
  Shin‐Jeong Kim, Seong‐Sook Baek, Kyung‐Ah Kang
  Japan Journal of Nursing Science.2017; 14(1): 13.     CrossRef
• Professional Identity of Elementary School Health Teachers: A Grounded Theory Approach.
  Jin Ok Kwon, Jina Oh, Eun Ha Kim, Dae Dong Hahn
  Child Health Nursing Research.2015; 21(1): 64.     CrossRef
• 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 Influence of the Laughing Programs on Self-esteem and Stress Coping Behaviors in Elementary School Student
  Jin-Soon Bae
  Journal of the Korean Society of School Health.2015; 28(1): 22.     CrossRef
• Children's Emotional and Behavioral Problems Reported by Parents and Teachers and Associating Factors
  Jong Il Yuh, Kyung Hwa Lee
  Korean Journal of Human Ecology.2014; 23(3): 367.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of systematic information on maternal attachment, parenting stress and maternal confidence of mothers of premature infants.
METHODS
Using a non-equivalent control group pre-post quasi-experimental design, 42 participants were assigned to one of two groups, an experimental group (n=20), which received systematic information; and a control (n=22), which received the usual discharge education. Prior to the intervention, baseline data were collected (pretest) and then the systematic information was provided four times for the experimental group. Maternal attachment, parenting stress and maternal confidence were measured. Data were collected three times: Seven to 10 days prior to discharge, day of discharge, and two weeks after discharge.
RESULTS
Mothers in the experimental group had significantly higher scores in maternal attachment (F=6.16, p=.005), lower parenting stress scores (F=5.56, p=.004), and higher scores for maternal confidence (F=16.50, p<.001) than mothers in the control group. These tendencies were progressively enhanced even two weeks after discharge from the hospital.
CONCLUSION
The results indicate that provision of systematic information to mothers with premature infants is an effective intervention to enhance mothers' maternal attachment, decrease parenting stress, and enhance maternal confidence.

Citations

• Effects of an App-Based Visitation Program for Mothers of High-Risk Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  Nameun Yu, Mi Yu
  Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Implementation of a simulation-based education for mothers in managing respiratory emergencies in the neonatal intensive care unit
  Heemoon Lim, Hyejung Lee
  Journal of Neonatal Nursing.2023; 29(4): 662.     CrossRef
• 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 Noncontact Visit Program in the NICU for the Prevention of COVID-19
  Hye Young Ahn, Hee Jee Jo, Hyun Jeong Ko
  Healthcare.2023; 11(15): 2152.     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
• Simulation-Based Education Improves Mothers’ Confidencein Managing Respiratory Emergency Situations
  Hee-moon Lim, hyejung Lee
  SSRN Electronic Journal .2022;[Epub]     CrossRef
• The relationship between mother‐infant contact time and changes in postpartum depression and mother‐infant attachment among mothers staying at postpartum care centers: An observational study
  Heajin Cho, Ihn Sook Jeong
  Nursing & Health Sciences.2021; 23(2): 547.     CrossRef
• The Development and Validation of a Perceived Nursing Support Scale for Mothers of Preterm Infants
  Mihae Im, Jina Oh
  Asian Nursing Research.2021; 15(5): 317.     CrossRef
• Effects of an Infant Care Education Program for Mothers of Late-preterm Infants on Parenting Confidence, Breastfeeding Rates, and Infants' Growth and Readmission Rates
  Eun Hye Jang, Hyeon Ok Ju
  Child Health Nursing Research.2020; 26(1): 11.     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
• 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
• Validation of the Korean Version of the Maternal Postpartum Attachment Development Scale for Mothers of Children who were in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  Ah Rim Kim, Young Ran Tak
  Korean Journal of Child Studies.2018; 39(1): 129.     CrossRef
• A Mother’s Experience of Hospitalization of Her Newborn in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  Euna Choi, Youngeun Lee
  Child Health Nursing Research.2018; 24(4): 407.     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
• Participation in Prenatal Education, Knowledge and Attitude related to Delivery, Postpartum Care, Newborn Care in Nulliparous Women
  Mi-Young Kim, Gwang-Suk Kim, Sue Kim, Hye-Jung Lee
  Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2016; 22(3): 139.     CrossRef
• Maternal Role Development in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Graduate Mothers of Premature Infant
  Ah Rim Kim, Young Ran Tak
  Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2015; 21(4): 308.     CrossRef
• Current Status of Occupational Therapy in Korean University Hospital NICUs
  Sunmi Kim, Seohee Park, Sunjoung An
  Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medic.2014; 2(4): 19.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The study purposes were to describe the process of developing the Korean versions of the Six Dimension Scale of Nursing Performance (Six-D) and Student Nurse Stress Index (SNSI) and psychometric evaluation of the two measurements.
METHODS
This was a methodology study using a descriptive cross-sectional design with 51 nursing students in 4th year of university. Internal consistency reliability was assessed using Cronbach alphas. Construct validity was determined by exploring correlations among Six-D, SNSI, objective structured clinical examination (OSCE), self-efficacy and grade point average (GPA).
RESULTS
Internal consistency reliability of Six-D and SNSI was acceptable with Cronbach's alpha of .95 and .82. Correlation analysis to determine construct validity revealed that Six-D presented positive correlations with OSCE (r=.109~.272) and self-efficacy (r=.005~.161) and negative correlation with GPA (r=-.246~-.394), although all were not statistically significant. SNSI presented all negative correlations with OSCE (r= -.007~-.238), self-efficacy (r=-.246~-.394), and GPA (r=-.092~-.426) and were mostly statistically significant except OSCE.
CONCLUSION
Six-D needs more evidence to confirm validity to predict observed clinical competency and theoretical relationships with self-efficacy and GPA. However, SNSI presented trends of expected relationships with relevant variables. Therefore, further research is recommended in testing validity of Six-D with other student populations.

Citations

• Development and psychometric evaluation of Clinical Practice Self-Efficacy Scale for nursing students
  Heejung Choi, Sueun Kim, Harim Jeong
  The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing .2022; 28(3): 236.     CrossRef
• Effectiveness of a self-directed learning program using blended coaching among nursing students in clinical practice: a quasi-experimental research design
  Gie-Ok Noh, Dong Hee Kim
  BMC Medical Education.2019;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Associations Among Nursing Work Environment and Health‐Promoting Behaviors of Nurses and Nursing Performance Quality: A Multilevel Modeling Approach
  Hyeonmi Cho, Kihye Han
  Journal of Nursing Scholarship.2018; 50(4): 403.     CrossRef
• Turkish Version of the Student Nurse Stress Index: Validity and Reliability
  Gamze Sarikoc, Meral Bayram Demiralp, Emine Oksuz, Berrin Pazar
  Asian Nursing Research.2017; 11(2): 128.     CrossRef
• Development of a simulation-based assessment to evaluate the clinical competencies of Korean nursing students
  Kyongok Park, Youngmee Ahn, Narae Kang, Min Sohn
  Nurse Education Today.2016; 36: 337.     CrossRef
• Influence of Nursing Students’ Anxiety during Simulation Training on Personal Satisfaction of Simulation, Self-efficacy, Clinical Competence
  Mi Young Kim, Soohyun Park, Jongsoon Won
  Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursi.2016; 23(4): 411.     CrossRef
• Effectiveness of Simulation Integrated with Problem Based Learning on Clinical Competency and Self-efficacy in Nursing Students
  Mijin Lee, Youngmee Ahn, Insook Cho, Min Sohn
  Child Health Nursing Research.2014; 20(2): 123.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purposes of this study were to assess the parenting stress in mothers of premature infants and stress related characteristics of mothers and infants.
METHODS
The methodology was a cross sectional survey study using self-report questionnaires. Participants in this study were 36 mothers of infants with corrected ages of 4 months to 12 months who were born prematurely. Data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation with the SPSS WIN 19.0 program.
RESULTS
The mean score for parenting stress in mothers of premature infants was 74.639+/-17.570, indicating that the mothers actually experienced stress. When mothers were able to have some private time, parenting stress was statistically significantly lower. When the residential status was having one's own house and the local community provided informational support regarding child nurturing, there was a statistically significant decrease in the sub-category of particular infant temperament. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between mothers' depression and parenting stress.
CONCLUSION
These results indicate that there is a need for nursing interventions to increase mothers' private time and to include informational support regarding health management of children including developmental status assessment from local communities.

Citations

• The Effectiveness of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on attachment of mothers with premature infants
  Shahrokh Mehrpisheh, Zahra Doorandish, Roya Farhadi, Mozhgan Ahmadi, Mannaneh Moafi, Forouzan Elyasi
  European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Re.2022; 15: 100149.     CrossRef
• The effect of education based on the health belief model in improving anxiety among mothers of infants with retinopathy of prematurity
  Azam Salehnezhad, Hamidreza Zendetalab, Shoeibi Naser, Hamidreza Behnam Voshni, Mojtaba Abrishami, Mohmmadreza Ansari Astaneh, Belin Tavakkoli Sani, Zahra Emami Moghadam
  Journal of Education and Health Promotion.2022; 11(1): 424.     CrossRef
• The Mediating Effects of Parenting Stress on the Relationship between the Health Problems of Children with Food Allergies and the Perceived Health Status of Parents
  Young Il Cho, Hyo Jin Kim, Dong Hee Kim
  Korean Journal of Stress Research.2021; 29(2): 115.     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
• 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
• The Relationship between Parental Stress and Nurses' Communication as Perceived by Parents of High-risk Newborns
  Chang Hee Lee, Mi Heui Jang, Yong Sung Choi, Hyunsook Shin
  Child Health Nursing Research.2019; 25(2): 184.     CrossRef
• The Relationship between Stress, Social Support, and Confidence in Paternal Role Perceived by Korean Fathers of High Risk Infants
  Jeong Hee Eom, YeoJin Im
  Journal of Pediatric Nursing.2019; 49: e21.     CrossRef
• Experiences of Mothers of Premature Infants Receiving Rehabilitation Therapy
  Hyun-Ju Kang
  Child Health Nursing Research.2018; 24(3): 298.     CrossRef
• Predictors of Quality of Life in Mothers of Premature Infant
  Hyosin Choi, Yeonghee Shin
  Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2017; 23(3): 191.     CrossRef
• Factors Influencing Parenting Stress in Mothers of Preschoolers Born Prematurely
  Sangmi Lee
  Child Health Nursing Research.2017; 23(4): 470.     CrossRef
• The Effects of Kangaroo Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on the Physiological Functions of Preterm Infants, Maternal–Infant Attachment, and Maternal Stress
  Eun-Sook Cho, Shin-Jeong Kim, Myung Soon Kwon, Haeryun Cho, Eun Hye Kim, Eun Mi Jun, Sunhee Lee
  Journal of Pediatric Nursing.2016; 31(4): 430.     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
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  Kyung Sook Bang, Hyun Ju Kang, Mi Kyung Kwon
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  Inhyae Park, Seonghee Han
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• 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
• 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 relations among the parenting stress, maternal sensitivity to infant cues, parenting environment of first-time mothers.
METHOD
The participants were 194 first-time mothers of babies aged 1-6 months who visited well-baby clinics in 5 hospitals. The data were collected from April 15 to June 15, 2003.
RESULTS
The parenting stress level was moderate with a mean score of 2.4(range 1-5). The parent domain and parent-child relationship domain of the parenting stress scale were significantly correlated with maternal sensitivity to infant feeding cues (r=-.178, p<.05; r=-.197, p<.01). Parenting stress was significantly correlated with childrearing environment(r=-2.19, p<.01). Parenting stress and childrearing environment were significantly different according to the educational level of the mothers and their prenatal care.
CONCLUSIONS
Nursing interventions to reduce parenting stress in first-time mothers are needed to improve maternal sensitivity to infant cues and childrearing environment which foster infant development.

PURPOSE
To investigate changes in mother's stress, degree of depression and level of milk secretion hormones when the mothers provided massage to their new born babies.
METHOD
The study was conducted with 65 women who had delivered at a convalescence institute in Incheon between Sep 25, 2003 and Feb 10, 2004. The mothers were assigned to a control group or an experimental group. Infants of mothers in the experimental group received massage from their mothers twice a day for 10 days beginning on the 4th day after delivery. The data were processed using chi square-test, paired t-test and repeated measures ANOVA using the SAS program.
RESULTS
The level of cortisol, a stress hormone and depression were significantly different between the two groups (p=0.01;p=0.02). While for plasma prolactin level, a milk secretion hormone, there was no significant difference(p=0.14).
CONCLUSIONS
When massage was provided to new-born babies the cortisol level of the mothers decreased significantly compared to the control group which did not receive the massage. As the level of depression of the control group declined as time passed while the experiment group showed no difference and there was no difference in the plasma prolactin level, further study is suggested.

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify the factors influencing parenting stress in primiparas. METHOD: The participants in this study were 198 primiparas of infants aged 1-6 months who visited well baby clinics in 5 hospitals. The data were collected from April 15 to June 15, 2003. RESULTS: The mean score for parenting stress was 2.4 of a possible 5 and thus considered average. The score for parenting stress was significantly correlated with the level of maternal perception of the infant and the level of social support. The score for parenting stress was significantly different according to the education level of the primiparas and prenatal management. For the primiparas, social support(20%) and maternal perception of the infant(9%) were significant predictors explaining parenting stress.
CONCLUSIONS
Nursing interventions to improve maternal perception of the infant and increase social support should be provided for primiparas in order to reduce parenting stress.

PURPOSE
This study was done to evaluate the effects of massage on the level of stress hormone in the urine in preterm infants.
METHOD
The design was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design quasi experimental study. Fifty-eight preterm infants were assigned to the experimental(31) or control group(27). The data were collected from March 2002 to August 2003. The massage stimulation was provided to infants in the experimental group for 15-minutes twice a day for 10 days. On day 1 and day 10 of the study, a 24 hour-urine sample was collected for norepinephrine, epinephrine, and cortisol assays. In data analysis, SPSSWIN 10.0 program was utilized for descriptive statistics, ANOVA and t-test.
RESULTS
General characteristics of the two groups showed no significant differences, thus the two groups were found to be homogenous. The 24 hour-urine cortisol of the massage group (t=4.61, p=.000) was significantly reduced compared to the control group after 10 days.
CONCLUSIONS
The results suggest that the massage stimulation can be used to reduce 24 hour-urine cortisol in preterm infants. Therefore, massage provided in the incubator is recommended for reduction of stress in preterm infants who are hospitalized in neonatal intensive care units.