Child Health Nurs Res.  2014 Oct;20(4):264-274. 10.4094/chnr.2014.20.4.264.

An Analysis of Nursing Research on Child Rearing in Korea

• Lee DW
• Kwon IS

• KMID: 2271302
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2014.20.4.264

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to analyze papers on child rearing in Korea and to suggest future research and nursing practice directions for child rearing.
METHODS
An on-line search via 5 web sites yielded 201 research papers. The analysis of key concepts was based on the attributes of parenting and type of knowledge held by the parents.
RESULTS
The research papers found in the search were 27.3% experimental and 72.7% non-experimental. Among the participants, 77.0% of parents raising the child were mothers and the children were mostly young children under the age of one year. Types of knowledge related to child rearing varied widely, but explanatory knowledge (55.2%) was the most common, followed by prescriptive knowledge (30.0%) and descriptive knowledge (14.8%). For attributes of parenting, reaction to parenting (49.9%) followed by parenting behavior/practice (43.1%) was most common.
CONCLUSION
Findings of this study indicate that further research is necessary regarding fathers and surrogate caregivers and on prescriptive knowledge for health promotion of children at different developmental stages. Also the results suggest a need for research toward developing child care policies.

Keyword

Child rearing; Research; Analysis

MeSH Terms

Caregivers
Child
Child Care
Child Rearing*
Fathers
Health Promotion
Humans
Korea
Mothers
Nursing
Nursing Research*
Parenting
Parents