Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2011 Mar;17(1):31-38. 10.4069/kjwhn.2011.17.1.31.

Relationships among Marital Satisfaction, Spousal Support and Practice of Taekyo in Pregnant Women

• Sung MH
• Joo KS

• KMID: 2308207
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2011.17.1.31

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among marital satisfaction, spousal support and practice of Taekyo among pregnant women.
METHODS
This study was conducted by the use of questionnaire surveys with two hundred and eighty-three pregnant women at several hospitals located in Gyeonggi province and Daejeon city from October 2008 to April 2009. Contents of questionnaire included marital satisfaction, spousal support and practice of Taekyo. Descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and stepwise multiple regression were conducted for data analysis using SPSS/WIN 17.0 program.
RESULTS
Degree of marital satisfaction, spousal support, and practice of Taekyo showed the high ranking among pregnant women. There was a significant difference in order of fetus, need for Taekyo, and time in Taekyo. There was a positive relationship between marital satisfaction, spousal support, and practice of Taekyo. The significant factors influencing the practice of Taekyo was connected with marital satisfaction, order of fetus and time in Taekyo. The total explanatory range was 29.3%.
CONCLUSION
There is a need for multidimensional strategy in improving marital satisfaction. This study can be used as a foundation for maternal nursing education program and can be developed for practice of Taekyo.

Keyword

Marriage; Satisfaction; Social support; Prenatal care

MeSH Terms

Education, Nursing
Female
Fetus
Humans
Marriage
Pregnant Women
Prenatal Care
Surveys and Questionnaires
Statistics as Topic

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