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 |
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Pages (from-to) | 143-151 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of UOEH |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Anxiety
- Maternal role
- Mothers
- Satisfaction
- Self-role
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health