Research in Community and Public Health Nursing

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[English] A Phenomenological Study on Vietnamese Immigrant Mothers Married to Koreans’ Parenting Experience in Preventing Infant Accidents and Injuries: Mi-Seon Kim, Mi Hye Kim, Sunhwa Park; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2025;36(1):99-111. Published online March 31, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2024.00829

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Purpose
This study aims to analyze the essence of infant parenting experiences of Vietnamese immigrant mothers married to Koreans’.
Methods
The study participants are mothers who came to Korea from Vietnam as marriage immigrants, and have an experience of parenting infants in less than one year or are currently parenting infants. Data collection was carried out by interviews, and Colaizzi’s phenomenological method was used for analysis.
Results
Total 17 meaning units, 8 themes and 3 theme clusters were identified. The three theme clusters are as follows: 1) A strange land, journey to ‘mother’, 2) A moment of carelessness, an unexpected accident, 3) The first step to safe parenting.
Conclusion
Vietnamese immigrant mothers have experienced of a sudden transition to motherhood in Korea, and have raised their infants in a bicultural environment. While raising their infants, they have encountered unexpected accidents due to differences in parenting culture and lifestyle. Nevertheless, Vietnamese immigrant mothers have made efforts to care for their infants safely and have shared parenting responsibility with their husbands. They also recognized the need for infant safety education based on community support. Therefore, in the future, infant safety education programs that consider cultural differences will be necessary.

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Characteristics and Potential Risk Factors of Home Accidents among Infants and Toddlers
SunHwa Park, Ji Yun Lee
Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing.2026; 40(2): 193. CrossRef

[English] The Effect of Mother’s Self-esteem, Acculturation Stress and Children’s Perceived Parenting Attitude on Self-esteem of Multicultural Adolescents: An Application of the Family Stress Model: Hun Ha Cho, Jung Mi Kang, Yu Jin Jung; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2022;33(1):32-42. Published online March 31, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2022.33.1.32

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Purpose
This study was conducted to develop a predictive model for self-esteem of adolescents in multicultural families. The study was based on the theory of family stress model and literature review.
Methods
This study used some of the data from the 1st year (2011) to the 6th year (2016) of the ‘Multicultural Adolescents Panel Study (MAPS)'. Data analysis was conducted for 1,208 children and 1,208 mothers from the data of the 4th MAPS (2014), which was the first year of the middle school students. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS-WIN Version 20.0 and AMOS Version 20.0.
Results
The factors that have influence on the self-esteem of multicultural adolescents are mother’s parenting attitude and mother’s self-esteem. The explanatory power of these variables was 14%.
Conclusion
To increase the self-esteem of multicultural adolescents, a program that can positively change the self-esteem and parenting attitudes of multicultural mothers should be developed, and various social supports should be provided for multicultural mothers.

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A Review of Parenting and Health Equity Among Multicultural Families
Soonyoung Shon
Journal of Korean Maternal and Child Health.2026; 30(2): 65. CrossRef

[English] The Changed Parenting Experiences of Mothers of Elementary School Students in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Seol Hwa Moon, Eun Mi Oh, Sun Young You; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2021;32(2):162-174. Published online June 30, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2021.32.2.162

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Purpose
The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore the changed parenting experiences of mothers of elementary school kids living in the aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak in Korea. Methods: From July to August in 2020, 10 mothers parenting elementary school students under the COVID-19 were interviewed in depth. For data analysis, a phenomenological research methodology suggested by Colaizzi was used.
Results
According to the analysis, the experiences of mothers consisted of four categories: the ‘pain from the uncontrollable COVID-19’, ‘the problem of family relations due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation’, ‘standing firm against the drastic changes’, and ‘accepting the world changed by the COVID-19’.
Conclusion
The findings in this study vividly represent the parenting experiences of mothers of elementary school students after the outbreak of COVID-19. As the pandemic persists, mothers parenting elementary school students feel complex emotions and experience exhaustion, but in the process, they found family members growing positively and trying to adjust to each other to overcome the crisis. To support positive adaptation to catastrophic situations, an institutional and political foundation is needed to develop a systematic crisis management program customized for mothers and families of elementary school students. The results of this study can be used as basic data when establishing national policies and support systems so that mothers parenting elementary school students can better adapt to and overcome crisis situations.

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Mothers' Experience of Home Education with Their Children during COVID-19: A Qualitative Systematic Review
Fatih Selim Sellüm, Ali Ersoy, Dilruba Kürüm Yapıcıoğlu
Qualitative Inquiry in Education: Theory & Practice.2025; 3(1): 51. CrossRef
The Effects of Stress Vulnerability and Parental Burnout on Mental Health in Women with Early School-Age Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mediating Effect of Spirituality
Mijung Yeom, Min Kwon
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2024; 54(1): 106. CrossRef
Latent profile analysis of depression among dual-income couples raising young children before and after COVID-19
Jiwon Bang, Sung-Kyung Yoo
Journal of Families and Better Life.2024; 42(1): 43. CrossRef
The Effects of Depression and Fear in Dual-Income Parents on Work-Family Conflict During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Gijung Jung, Ji Sun Ha, Mihyeon Seong, Ji Hyeun Song
Sage Open.2023;[Epub] CrossRef
Care-related Topic Trends during COVID-19 on an Online Parenting Forum: Topic Modeling by Family Life Cycle
You Rok Do
Journal of Families and Better Life.2023; 41(1): 29. CrossRef
A Case Study on the Parenting Experience of Mothers with Infants During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Minji Lee, Jihyeon Oh
The Korean Journal of Community Living Science.2022; 33(2): 295. CrossRef
Association Among Mothers’ Loneliness, Cognitive Flexibility, and Children’s Social Competence: Moderated Mediating Effect of Mothers’ Perceived Impact of COVID-19 on Daily Lives
Yea-Ji Hong
Korean Journal of Child Studies.2022; 43(2): 125. CrossRef
Mothers’ experience of caring for home-quarantined children after close contact with COVID-19 in Korea: an exploratory qualitative study
Hyeyeon Lee, Mihui Kim, Ocksim Kim, Sue Kim, Seongmi Choi
Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2021; 27(3): 220. CrossRef

[English] Development and Evaluation of the Parenting Support Group Program for Mothers with Infants: Sun Hwa Park, Kyung Ja June; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2021;32(1):40-50. Published online March 31, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2021.32.1.40

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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the changes in parenting competency, parenting environment, and parenting stress by developing and applying parenting support group program based on the social support intervention model for mothers with infants.
Methods
In this experimental study, mothers with infants of 8~12 weeks old were recruited. 23 mothers were selected for analysis (11 in the experimental group and 12 in the control group). The parenting support group program was provided to the experimental group for seven sessions with 120 minutes per session.
Results
The experimental group showed that the parenting competency and parenting environment were significantly increased and the parenting stress was significantly decreased immediately after intervention. In the case of parenting environment, it was found to have a lasting effect until the point of further investigation.
Conclusion
The results indicate that the program as a social support intervention strategy for mothers rearing up infants is effective intervention in a universal context in the community.

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Infant Home Safety Programs for Parents to Prevent Injuries: A Systematic Review
Mi Hye Kim, Mi-Seon Kim, SunHwa Park
Home Health Care Management & Practice.2025; 37(4): 265. CrossRef
A Phenomenological Study on Vietnamese Immigrant Mothers Married to Koreans’ Parenting Experience in Preventing Infant Accidents and Injuries
Mi-Seon Kim, Mi Hye Kim, Sunhwa Park
Research in Community and Public Health Nursing.2025; 36: 99. CrossRef
Developing interventions in favor of infant safety among immigrant mothers in South Korea: A brief report
Mi Hye Kim, Mi-Seon Kim, Jin Lee, So Hee Lee, SunHwa Park
Journal of Public Health Research.2025;[Epub] CrossRef
Maternal Satisfaction With Universal Postnatal Nurse Home Visiting Services and Its Covariates: A Cross-Sectional Survey of 22,040 Mothers With Young Children in Seoul, Korea
Young-Ho Khang, Yu-Mi Kim, Ji Yun Lee, Kyung Ja June, Sung-Hyun Cho, Hong-Jun Cho
Journal of Korean Medical Science.2025;[Epub] CrossRef
Motherhood as Experienced by Women in a Prenatal and Early-Childhood Home Visitation Program, and Associated Factors
Ji Yun Lee, Young-Ho Khang, Yu-Mi Kim, Kyung Ja June, Sung-Hyun Cho, Hong-Jun Cho
Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health.2024; 28(1): 22. CrossRef
The Impact of Mothers’ Smartphone Use, eHealth Literacy, Maternal Role Performance Confidence, and Online Social Support on Health Promotion Behavior for Infants and Toddlers
Se-Young JUNG, So Yeon PARK
Korean Journal of Health Promotion.2024; 24(3): 134. CrossRef
The Caregiver-Child Relationship Checkup Program for Infants 4–12 Months of Age: Application for Family Centers
Woochul Park, Hyeseong Kang
Human Ecology Research.2024; 62(4): 711. CrossRef
An analysis of the very high level of maternal distress experienced by South Korean women with young children
Ji Yun Lee, Sae Eun Park, Yu-Mi Kim, Hong-Jun Cho, Young-Ho Khang, Dylan A. Mordaunt
PLOS ONE.2022; 17(9): e0274016. CrossRef

[English] Effects of Psychological, Parenting and Relational Characteristics of Mothers of Preschool Children on Their Depression Levels: Hye Young Song, Won Jin Ju, Yang Hee Pang; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2018;29(4):393-403. Published online December 31, 2018; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2018.29.4.393

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PURPOSE
The purpose of this study is to examine depression levels of some Korean mothers of preschool children and to find out how much influence their psychological, parenting and relational characteristics have on their depression.
METHODS
This study has been conducted to analyze depression-related and -influencing factors of the Korean mothers of preschool children [7th Panel Study of Korean Children (2014)]. Correlation analysis has been used to examine the relationship between the mothers' psychological, parenting and relational factors and their depression. Hierarchical analysis has been employed to clarify the factors associated with depression.
RESULTS
Hierarchical regression analysis has found out that the significant predictors of the depression of the Korean mothers of preschool children include age, educational and employment status, monthly income, smoking status in Model 1. The significant variable is self-esteem in Model 2, parenting stress in Model 3, and, lastly, marital conflict in Model 4.
CONCLUSION
Through this study, it has been discovered that the psychological characteristics of the Korean mothers of preschool children are the most influential factor affecting their depression. The results suggest that it is necessary to develop a community program for improving self-esteem and reducing parenting stress of Korean mothers of preschool children in their parenting.

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The Influence of Ego-identity, Parenting Efficacy and Stress Coping Style on Depression in Mothers of Toddlers
Hyun-Yi Chai, Mi-Young Choi
Child Health Nursing Research.2019; 25(2): 196. CrossRef

[English] Comparative Study on Health Promoting Behavior in Working and Non-working Mothers with Infants and Toddlers: Hee Chong Baek; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2014;25(4):282-290. Published online December 31, 2014; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2014.25.4.282

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PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to compare health promoting behavior between working and non-working mothers with infants and toddlers, and to investigate factors affecting the mothers'health promoting behavior.
METHODS
This descriptive study was conducted through conveniently sampled 403 women who visited the child health clinics at two public health centers. The questionnaire included the Health Promoting Life Style Profile (HPLP) and a visual analogue scale for subjective health status. ANCOVA, one-way ANOVA, correlation analysis, and stepwise multiple regression were conducted using SPSS ver. 21.
RESULTS
Working mothers' average HPLP score (2.30+/-0.37) was higher than non-working mother's (2.15+/-0.37). The score of the physical activity subscale was lowest among the subscales and there was a difference between the two groups. Subjective mental health status was the only predictor of working mothers'health promoting behavior, and it explained 23.2% of variance in health promoting behavior. Subjective mental health status, education, and age were the predictors of non-working mothers' health promoting behavior and they explained 27.2% of variance in health promoting behavior.
CONCLUSION
According to the findings, both working and non-working mothers' health promoting behaviors were low. To promote mothers' health, it is necessary to develop diverse community health promotion programs to support mothers.

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The Effects of the Infant Health Promotion Program for Mothers with Their Firstborn Infants
Chae-Min Yoon, Mi-Ae You
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2023; 53(6): 666. CrossRef
Mediating and Moderating Effects of Family Cohesion between Positive Psychological Capital and Health Behavior among Early Childhood Parents in Dual Working Families: A Focus on the COVID-19 Pandemic
In Young Cho, Sun-Hee Moon, Ji Yeong Yun
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2021; 18(9): 4781. CrossRef
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Jinseon Yi, Insook Lee
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing.2018; 29(1): 41. CrossRef
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[English] The Effects of Daughter's Breast Health Education on Mother's Breast Cancer Screening Attitude: Hee Sun Kang, Myung Sun Hyun, Mi Jong Kim; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2010;21(3):273-281. Published online September 30, 2010; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2010.21.3.273

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PURPOSE
This study was to explore the effects of breast cancer education for college students on their mother's breast cancer screening promotion.
METHODS
This study used a one-group pretest and posttest design. Data were collected from September to November, 2007 from a sample of 80 college students and their mothers using a survey questionnaire, which asked about demographic variables, concerns over health and breast cancer, communication, stage of change and attitude (pros and cons) related to breast cancer, and confidence in breast self-examination. The college students received education about breast cancer for 50 minutes and then they educated their mothers about breast cancer. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and paired t-test.
RESULTS
The mean age of the college students was 22.0 years, and that of their mothers 49.4 years with a range from 43 to 58 years. After receiving education on breast cancer, there were significant changes in the mean scores of concerns about health and breast cancer, communication, pros in mammography, and confidence in practicing breast self-examination.
CONCLUSION
This study indicates that education on breast cancer to mothers through their college-age daughters is effective and can be utilized to promote breast cancer screening for women.

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Shin-Young Lee, Eunice E. Lee, Frances Aranda
Cancer Nursing.2018; 41(3): E38. CrossRef

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