Korean J Child Stud. 2012; 33(1): 205-221.
Maternal Parenting Stress of Infants from Different Income Groups： The Relative Importance of Father Involvement, the Marital Relationship, and Meanings of Parenthood
가구소득에 따른 부부관계와 자녀가치 및 아버지의 양육참여가 영아기 어머니의 양육스트레스에 미치는 영향력 비교 연구
옥경희 , 천희영
Kyung Hee Ok , Hui Young Chun
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to examine effects of father involvement, marital happiness and conflicts, and meanings of parenthood on maternal parenting stress and compare the relative importance of those variables in three (low, middle, and upper) income groups. The subjects of this study were 654 nuclear families which consisted of 3 family members, couple and their infant children aged between 4 months and 10 months. Data was taken from the 2008 Panel Data of Korean Children. The results of this study were as follows：First, maternal parenting stress, father involvement, mother`s marital satisfaction and conflicts were statistically significant according to income levels. Second, mother`s marital satisfaction was the most significant variable in predicting father involvement, and mother`s marital conflict was the most significant one in predicting maternal parenting stress. Third, the significance and numbers of variables which were impacted upon maternal parenting stress and father involvement varied according to income groups. Fourth, in all three income groups, the effects of father involvement on maternal parenting stress was not significant when marital relationship and meanings of parenthood underwent in regression analysis. However, father involvement was impacted upon maternal parenting stress by itself.
Key words :
maternal parenting stress, father involvement, marital relations, meanings of parenthood, household income
