Abstract
Women who rear children have two types of roles: the maternal role and the self-role. Previous studies have suggested that maternal role satisfaction is related to anxiety, but the importance of self-role satisfaction in promoting the health of mothers has received less attention. The changing roles of women in society, especially in urban areas, have altered mothers' views of child-rearing. Our primary focus was on the relationship between maternal/self-role satisfaction and anxiety in mothers. To examine this, we conducted a cross-sectional survey using self-administered questionnaires that were distributed in 2011 to 2,342 mothers attending the 18-month health checkup of their children, in 7 cities of the Tokyo metropolitan area. A total of 881 responded (effective response rate = 38.0%). Multiple regression analysis revealed that maternal role satisfaction and self-role satisfaction were both significantly and negatively associated with anxiety. Thus, self-role satisfaction should be considered alongside maternal role satisfaction in evaluating and reducing anxiety. Health care professionals in community settings should conduct comprehensive assessments of maternal role satisfaction and self-role satisfaction.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 143-151 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of UOEH |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
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Keywords
- Anxiety
- Maternal role
- Mothers
- Satisfaction
- Self-role
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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The importance of the maternal/self-role satisfaction for reducing anxiety : A cross-sectional survey of Japanese mothers. / Iwasaki, Riho; Arimoto, Azusa; Naruse, Takashi; Nagata, Satoko; Murashima, Sachiyo.
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AU - Nagata, Satoko
AU - Murashima, Sachiyo
PY - 2017
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