著者

阿部 範子 Noriko Abe 日本赤十字秋田看護大学看護学部

出版者

日本赤十字秋田看護大学・日本赤十字秋田短期大学紀要編集委員会

雑誌

日本赤十字秋田看護大学・日本赤十字秋田短期大学紀要 = Journal of the Japanese Red Cross Akita College of Nursing and the Japanese Red Cross Junior College of Akita (ISSN:21868263)

巻号頁・発行日

no.14, pp.23-27, 2010-03-31

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子どもに対する虐待のニュースは鎮まることなく、様々な対策が取られる中、特に地域での連帯意識の希薄化などによる母親の社会的孤立を最大の問題ととらえ、育児支援とその評価の積み重ねが早急に必要であると考える。育児支援の実践報告では、子育てサークルへの参加によるメリット等が多く見られる。しかし、母親の育児不安の有無により、求められる子育て支援の在り方・内容・方法に違いが出てくる可能性があり、明らかにする必要があると考える。このたび乳幼児健診に参加した母親に対し、育児不安の有無により求める子育て支援サービスに違いがあるかどうかを知るために調査を実施した。求める子育て支援サービスとして「場所」「曜日」「内容」「支援者」の4項目を設定し比較した。結果、育児不安を持つ母親は持たない母親に比べ「自分の悩みを聞いてくれる場」としての育児支援サービスを望んでいること、特に常勤の母親、子どもが一人の母親、核家族の母親にその傾向が見られること、「子どもを預けられる場」を望んでいることが明らかになった。Abuse of children by parents has been reported by the media time and time again. Although various measures have been taken to resolve this problem, it seems necessary to note a motherʼs social isolation (especially due to the lack of a sense of togetherness with in the local community) as one of the most important issues associated with child abuse and to provide child care support, and conduct prompt and repeated assessments of the effects of such support. Reports published from child care support practitioners have often demonstrated the advantages of a motherʼs participation in child care circles or groups. However, the optimum style, designs and methods of child care support can vary depending on the presence or absence of anxiety about child care on the part of the mothers. The present study was undertaken to investigate whether or not child care support services desired by mothers participating in infant and child health check programs would differ depending on the presence or absence of anxiety about child care. In this survey, four elements of child care support services (place, day of the week, content and supporter) were analyzed in relation to the presence or absence of such anxiety. The survey revealed that mothers who were anxious about child care more frequently desired child care support services as "an occasion for talking about their problems related to child care" than did mothers who had no such anxiety. This tendency was particularly marked for mothers working full‑time, mothers having only one child and mothers living in a nuclear family (family consisting of parents and children alone). The mothers also desired a place where they can leave their children.