The possibility of elicitng parent support through parent commitment to community activities

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24730615
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Shohoku College
• Principal Investigator: Terui Yuko 湘北短期大学, その他部局等, 准教授 (10548069)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 子育て支援 / 地域子育て / 親発達

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of study was to explore the possibility of eliciting parent support through parent commitment to community activities. This study included a case study and a cross-sectional study using quantitative data. The case study revealed the characteristics of community activities and showed that mothers who participated in community activities had unique experiences through their activities. The experience provided meaning to the mothers, which was not provided by any other activity . Quantitative data showed that the commitment to community activities showed a moderate relationship with the degree of attachment to their child. This suggested that the participation of parents in community activities were related to their caregiving performance in everyday life.

Free Research Field

発達心理学