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KMID : 1033320170070020063
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Global Health & Nursing
2017 Volume.7 No. 2 p.63 ~ p.70
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Maternal Separation Anxiety and Turnover Intentions of Maternal Separation Anxiety and Turnover Intentions of
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Choi Shin-Hyoung
Jeong Ihn-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate maternal separation anxiety and turnover intentions of working mothers with pre-school children according to types of daycare and to identify the relationship between maternal separation anxiety and turnover intentions of working mothers.
Methods: Two hundred thirty nine working mothers, who are permanent employee with the child aged five and younger, were surveyed from September 3rd to 11th, 2015. The questionnaire consisted of measures of maternal separation anxiety and turnover intentions. For data analysis, descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one way ANOVA, Scheffe test and Pearson`s correlation coefficient were conducted by using SPSS/WIN 21.0.
Results: First, types of surrogate rearing are categorized as workplace nursery, daycare center, grandparents care and baby sitter care. Second, there were significant differences in maternal separation anxiety (p=.037) and turnover intentions (p=.001) of working mothers according to the type of surrogate rearing. maternal separation anxiety of working mothers using daycare center has lower level than those using baby sitter care. Turnover intentions of working mothers using baby sitter care has higher level than those using other types of daycare. Third, there was positive relationship between maternal separation anxiety and turnover intentions of working mothers (r=.292, p<.001).
Conclusion: To support working mothers` work-family reconciliation, this study suggests that government should try to improve quality of daycare at daycare center. It is needed to study about variables related to maternal separation anxiety and turnover intentions in order to prevent women`s career discontinuity.
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KEYWORD
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Child care, Women, Work, Anxiety
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