J Korean Acad Child Health Nurs.  2011 Apr;17(2):69-73.

Effects of Postpartum Depression and Temperament of Infant on Child-care Stress among Mothers of Newborn Infants

• Kwon HJ
• Kim KH
• Choi MH
• Cho JY
• Ahn YM
• Kim KS

Abstract

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.

Keyword

Parenting stress; Depression; Postpartum; Infant temperament

MeSH Terms

Child
Community Health Nursing
Depression
Depression, Postpartum
Female
Humans
Indoleacetic Acids
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Mothers
Postpartum Period
Public Health
Temperament
Child Health
Surveys and Questionnaires
Indoleacetic Acids