Maternal Confidence and Parenting Stress of First-Time Mothers in Taiwan: The Impact of Sources and Types of Social Support
The adjustment process to becoming a mother is affected by culture. However, earlier studies have not clarified the relationship between parenting stress, social support, and maternal confidence in non-Western women. This study examined the associations between different types and sources of social...
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| description | The adjustment process to becoming a mother is affected by culture. However, earlier studies have not clarified the relationship between parenting stress, social support, and maternal confidence in non-Western women. This study examined the associations between different types and sources of social support, maternal confidence, and parenting stress experienced by first-time mothers. The sample consisted of first-time mothers with a child under one year of age in northern Taiwan, and a total of 205 valid questionnaires were collected. The results supported the stress-buffering hypothesis, which suggests that social support reduces the adverse effect of stress on maternal confidence. Although previous studies have suggested that spouses and maternal relatives are critical in supporting first-time mothers’ transition into their new roles, each source did not show a mediator effect in our study. The beneficial effect of social support was found only when all social network members collectively participated. Regarding the types of social support, only appraisal support had a significant mediator effect; no effect was found for emotional, instrumental, or informational support. These findings add to our understanding of how different types and sources of social support play a role in helping first-time mothers adapt. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d076e2453c0c4be09cbca70484bce3ad2023-11-23T11:14:29ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322022-05-0110587810.3390/healthcare10050878Maternal Confidence and Parenting Stress of First-Time Mothers in Taiwan: The Impact of Sources and Types of Social SupportHsin-Hui Huang0Tzu-Ying Lee1Xin-Ting Lin2Hui-Ying Duan3Department of Infant and Child Care, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei 112303, TaiwanSchool of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei 112303, TaiwanDepartment of Infant and Child Care, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei 112303, TaiwanDepartment of Infant and Child Care, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei 112303, TaiwanThe adjustment process to becoming a mother is affected by culture. However, earlier studies have not clarified the relationship between parenting stress, social support, and maternal confidence in non-Western women. This study examined the associations between different types and sources of social support, maternal confidence, and parenting stress experienced by first-time mothers. The sample consisted of first-time mothers with a child under one year of age in northern Taiwan, and a total of 205 valid questionnaires were collected. The results supported the stress-buffering hypothesis, which suggests that social support reduces the adverse effect of stress on maternal confidence. Although previous studies have suggested that spouses and maternal relatives are critical in supporting first-time mothers’ transition into their new roles, each source did not show a mediator effect in our study. The beneficial effect of social support was found only when all social network members collectively participated. Regarding the types of social support, only appraisal support had a significant mediator effect; no effect was found for emotional, instrumental, or informational support. These findings add to our understanding of how different types and sources of social support play a role in helping first-time mothers adapt.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/5/878parenting stresssocial supportmaternal confidencefirst-time motherssources of social supporttypes of social support |
| spellingShingle | Hsin-Hui Huang Tzu-Ying Lee Xin-Ting Lin Hui-Ying Duan Maternal Confidence and Parenting Stress of First-Time Mothers in Taiwan: The Impact of Sources and Types of Social Support Healthcare parenting stress social support maternal confidence first-time mothers sources of social support types of social support |
| title | Maternal Confidence and Parenting Stress of First-Time Mothers in Taiwan: The Impact of Sources and Types of Social Support |
| title_full | Maternal Confidence and Parenting Stress of First-Time Mothers in Taiwan: The Impact of Sources and Types of Social Support |
| title_fullStr | Maternal Confidence and Parenting Stress of First-Time Mothers in Taiwan: The Impact of Sources and Types of Social Support |
| title_full_unstemmed | Maternal Confidence and Parenting Stress of First-Time Mothers in Taiwan: The Impact of Sources and Types of Social Support |
| title_short | Maternal Confidence and Parenting Stress of First-Time Mothers in Taiwan: The Impact of Sources and Types of Social Support |
| title_sort | maternal confidence and parenting stress of first time mothers in taiwan the impact of sources and types of social support |
| topic | parenting stress social support maternal confidence first-time mothers sources of social support types of social support |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/5/878 |
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