J Korean Acad Child Health Nurs.  2011 Apr;17(2):84-90.

Relationship of Children's Perception of Mothers' Parenting Attitude to Self-esteem and School Adjustment in Children with Congenital Heart Disease

• Lee HJ
• Yoo IY
• Kim SS

Abstract

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

Keyword

Heart Diseases; Self-esteem; Social Adjustment; Parenting

MeSH Terms

Cardiology
Child
Heart
Heart Diseases
Humans
Mothers
Parenting
Parents
Postal Service
Social Adjustment
Social Sciences
Telephone
Child Health
Surveys and Questionnaires