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KMID : 0858820140310010027
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Journal of Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion
2014 Volume.31 No. 1 p.27 ~ p.43
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Predictors of Depression in Mothers with Young Children by Income
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Lee In-Jeong
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate depression of mothers with children in early childhood and to identify predictors by income level.
Methods: The research was conducted with 1,761 data from the 3rd wave of the Panel Study of Korean Children(PSKC) data. Independent variables were socio-demographic data, self-esteem, normative life-events, non-normative life events, parenting stress, marital conflict, social support. Data were analyzed by t-test, ANOVA, hierarchical multiple regression analysis were conducted.
Results: Significant factors of depression of female in low-income were non-normative life events, parenting stress, marital conflict. In middle class, significant factors were education, birth order of children, self-esteem, normative and non-normative life events, parenting stress, marital conflict, sociable support. At last, we found that marital conflict was the biggest factor for depression of female in low-income and parenting stress was the most powerful predictor in middle class.
Conclusions: Mother’s depression has a enormous impacts on development of children in early childhood. Therefore It is required to prevent depression in mothers and it is important to intervene at the early stage of depression. Results of this study showed a different pattern of predictors by income level. Therefore, Intervention and services for a mother’s depression should change the direction depending on the level of income.
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KEYWORD
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Depression, Self-esteem, life event, Marital conflict, Social support, Early childhood
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