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KMID : 0928020130170010051
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Nursing and Innovation
2013 Volume.17 No. 1 p.51 ~ p.61
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Maternal Sensitivity to Infant cues and Parenting Confidence of the Primiparas
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Tae Hyang-Mi
Kim Mi-Ye
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the maternal sensitivity to infant cues and parenting confidence and the correlation between the two variables. Method: Subjects were 144 primiparas with infants who aged 4-6 weeks old and they visited a university hospital and two pediatric clinics in D City for vaccination and health examination. Data was collected from February 14, 2012 to March 14, 2012 and the instruments used for this study were a self-report uestionnaire. Results: The mean score of maternal sensitivity to infant cues was 3.91, the mean score of parenting confidence was 2.86. The maternal sensitivity to infant cues showed significant difference according to the educational experience in parenting(t=2.601, p=.010) and infant’s weight at birth(F=3.166, p=.045). The parenting confidence showed significant difference according to the mother’s age(F=2.363, p=.048), educational experience in parenting (t=2.850, p=.005), and gender of baby(t=-2.1804, p=.031). There was a statistically significant positive correlation between the maternal sensitivity to infant cues and parenting confidence(r=.438, p<.001). Conclusion: Based on the above results, it has been concluded that primiparas who are maternal sensitivity to infant cues are confident in parenting and that educational experience in parenting is important for maternal sensitivity to infant cues and parenting confidence.
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KEYWORD
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Infant, Primiparity, Maternal Sensitivity, Parenting
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