J Korean Acad Child Health Nurs.  2010 Jul;16(3):175-183.

Child-Rearing Practices and Parenting Efficacy of Marriage-Immigrant Women

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Nursing, Kaya University, Gimhae, Korea.
  • 2College of Health Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Nursing, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea.
  • 4College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 5Department of Nursing, Kongju National University, Health Industry Research Institute, Gongju, Korea.
  • 6Full-time Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Hanseo University, Seosan, Korea. myhonors@hanseo.ac.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify child-rearing practices and parenting efficacy of Marriage-Immigrant Women.
METHODS
The research design was a descriptive study using self-report questionnaires. Data were collected from May 16 to December 30, 2008. Marriage-immigrant women (n=186) were recruited in G Province, C Province and P city. Descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and correlation coefficients with SPSS 14.0 were used to analyze the data.
RESULTS
The mean score for child-rearing practices was 40.61+/-6.67 and there were significant differences in child-rearing practices by nationality, and Korean language ability. The mean score for parenting efficacy was 67.67+/-12.14 and there were significant differences in parenting efficacy by age, nationality, marital period, age of first child and Korean language ability. There were significant positive correlations between child-rearing practices and parenting efficacy (r=.227, p=.002).
CONCLUSION
In this study, marriage-immigrant women showed a moderate level of child-rearing practices and parenting efficacy. Because child-rearing is mainly the mother's role in the family, knowledge, attitudes to child-rearing and parenting efficacy of mothers influence child-rearing practices and these then, affect children's health. Therefore child-rearing educational programs for marriage-immigrant women should be developed to support the mothers' child-rearing practices and improve parenting efficacy.

Keyword

Child rearing; Marriage; Women; Parenting; Self-efficacy

MeSH Terms

Child
Child Rearing
Ethnic Groups
Female
Humans
Language
Marriage
Mothers
Parenting
Parents
Research Design
Child Health
Surveys and Questionnaires
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