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KMID : 0915920110140020055
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Korean Parent-Child Health Journal
2011 Volume.14 No. 2 p.55 ~ p.61
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Depression, Health Status, and Parenting Stress of Caregivers of Children in Poverty
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Bang Kyung-Sook
Chae Sun-Mi
Park Sung-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: This is a descriptive study to identify the relationships of depression, health status, and parenting stress
of caregivers of children in poverty.
Methods: The participants were 42 caregivers of preschool or school age children enrolled for the Dream Start Program in a city of Kyeonggi province, which is a program of the Korean Ministry of Health & Welfare offering services for growth and development of low-income children. Data were collected from November, 2009 to February, 2010 by using a questionnaire.
Results: The vast majority of the participants were mothers (n=33, 78.6%), and less than a half were married (n=16, 38.1%). Depression of the participants was at the moderate level (18.60±10.13). They perceived their health was fair (81.10±18.97). Their parenting stress was high (93.45±20.06). Their parenting stress was significantly correlated with depression (r=.57, p<.001) and perceived health status (r=.49, p=.001), which indicates their parenting stress was high as their depression was high or they perceived they were not healthy.
Conclusion: The study results suggest to provide the caregivers of children in poverty with a well- developed program to manage their depression and parenting stress and ultimately to improve their mental health.
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KEYWORD
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Depression, Health status, Parenting stress, Poverty, Caregivers
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