A Structural Equation Model for Parenting Stress in Mothers of Premature Infants.

The aim of this study was to develop a model to explain the factors influencing parenting stress in mothers of premature infants, and to verify the appropriateness of the model. The exogenous variables consisted of infant temperament and maternal positive psychological capital (PsyCap). Endogenous v...

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Published in:Journal of Child & Family Studies Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 1334 - 1345
Main Authors: Yu, M., Kim, K.
Format: Article
Published: Springer Nature Apr2016
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          Institute of Health Sciences, College of Nursing, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju-daero 816-15 Republic of Korea
          Department of Child Welfare, Namseoul University, Cheonan Republic of Korea
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        South Korea
        Premature infants
        Mother-infant relationship
        Psychology of mothers
        Parenting
        Personality
        Psychological tests
        Self-evaluation
        Psychological stress
        Temperament
        Chi-squared test
        Statistical correlation
        Questionnaires
        Research funding
        Scale analysis (Psychology)
        Structural equation modeling
        Data analysis software
        Descriptive statistics
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          Premature infants
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          Psychology of mothers
          Parenting
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          Psychological tests
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          Statistical correlation
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          Structural equation modeling
          Data analysis software
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        Efficacy
        Infant
        Positive psychology
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      ab: The aim of this study was to develop a model to explain the factors influencing parenting stress in mothers of premature infants, and to verify the appropriateness of the model. The exogenous variables consisted of infant temperament and maternal positive psychological capital (PsyCap). Endogenous variables consisted of parenting efficacy and parenting stress. The participants included 233 mothers of premature infants, with a corrected age under 24 months. Data were collected from March to September 2013, using self-reported questionnaires. The model fit indices suggested that the original hypothesized model adequately fit the data. The final model accounted for 39 % of the variance in parenting stress. Furthermore, we found that parenting stress was directly and indirectly affected by infant temperament, and their mother's positive PsyCap via parenting efficacy. Premature infant's negative emotionality was moderately related to higher parenting efficacy and lower parenting stress. Mother's positive PsyCap directly affected parenting efficacy and parenting, and indirectly affected parenting stress through parenting efficacy. Furthermore, parenting efficacy directly affected parenting stress. These results suggest that nursing strategies based on the parent-child interaction model are needed for promoting positive maternal mental health and parenting efficacy, to reduce parenting stress in mothers of premature infants.
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