Examining the differences in the parenting stress experienced by parents today and twenty years ago: Developing the guideline to support for parents to "being parents"

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26671031
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Community health nursing
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: Narama Miho 名古屋大学, 医学系研究科(保健), 教授 (40207923)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 育児ストレス / 育児支援 / 親役割 / 家族

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of the stress experienced by parents of infants today and to compare with those experienced by parents twenty years ago. The anonymous self-administered questionnaire set including the partially revised Japanese version of PSI, demographic data, and a social support questionnaire were distributed to parents in five locations in Japan. Responses from 1,507 mothers and 816 fathers were obtained (response rate = 19.3%). Data obtained from 329 mothers from Prefecture A in Tokai Region were analyzed. No major difference was observed in the factor structure of the parenting stress experienced by mothers today and those of mothers twenty years ago. Additionally, significant relationships between parenting stress and children's age, number of siblings, and perceptions about household incomes suggested that health and welfare policy for parents with young children should be improved.

Free Research Field

小児看護学