Supports for mothers with preschooler's behavioral problems by specialists

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K17507
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 58060:Clinical nursing-related
• Research Institution: Nihon Fukushi University
• Principal Investigator: Furuzawa Ayako 日本福祉大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (20341977)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 児童虐待予防 / 子どもの行動問題 / 親のストレス / 養育期の親子支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study was carried out first to identify different attributes of mothers who consulted specialists and did not. It then investigated the characteristics of mothers who consulted specialists but felt unsatisfied with the given advice, and thirdly, looked into mothers who did not consult specialists despite of their child’s behavioral problems were in the clinical range.
This study broadly identified whether there were differences between mothers who consulted a specialist or not, identified the characteristics of mothers who consulted specialists but felt dissatisfied, mothers who did not consult specialists despite high levels of child behavioral problems. There were significant differences in population of residential area, family income, mother’s job time, education between mothers who consulted a specialist and those who did not.This suggested there were to provide area by area-based supports.

Free Research Field

養育期における親子、家族支援

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

就学前児のECBI得点が臨床域で高いものの専門家に相談しなかった母親は、家族にはよく相談をしているが、ストレスは高い傾向であった。専門家への相談の有無については、地域差、世帯収入、仕事の有無に影響を受けていた。母親のストレス軽減のためには、より良い家族のサポートは必要であるがそれだけではストレスは軽減できない可能性もあり、やはり、専門家によるサポートを早期に受けることが重要であった。また、専門家に相談をしようとする母親の援助要請行動の背景には、地域差があることが示され、今後の支援体制に向けての重要な仮説を提示できた。