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KMID : 0606420180240030322
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Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2018 Volume.24 No. 3 p.322 ~ p.332
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Effects of a Maternal Role Adjustment Program on First-time Mothers
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Kim Su-Jeong
Seo Ji-Min
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Abstract
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Purpose: To investigate the effect of a maternal role adjustment program on first-time mothers.
Methods: The research was quasi-experimental with a non-equivalent control group non-synchronized design. Participants were first-time mothers admitted to two postpartum clinics at women's hospitals. The experimental group had 38 mothers and the control group had 35 mothers. A maternal role adjustment program was applied individually to the experimental group between the 1st and 2nd weeks after childbirth. Assessing Adaptation to Motherhood, Semantic Differential Scale-Myself as Mother, and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale were used to measure effects of the program. A pre-test was conducted in the 1st week after childbirth while post-tests were conducted in the 4th and 6th weeks. Data were analyzed with χ2 test, Fisher's exact test, t-test, and repeated measures ANOVA using SPSS 24.0.
Results: Maternal role adjustment (F=6.17, p=.015) and maternal identity (F=6.63, p=.012) were significantly increased in the experimental group compared to those in the control group. However, the difference in postpartum depression (F=1.11, p=.335) was not statistically significant between the two groups.
Conclusion: The maternal role adjustment program can be utilized as an effective nursing intervention program to enhance maternal role adjustment and maternal identity for first-time mothers.
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KEYWORD
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Maternal behavior, Mother-child interaction, Postpartum depression, Psychological adaptation
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