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Describing the Ecology of Parenting Based on Preschool Mothers’ Social Relationships in Korea: An Ecological Theory Approach

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  • Kaka Shim

    (Department of Nursing, Sangmyung University, Cheonan-si 31066, Republic of Korea)

  • Hyunsook Shin

    (College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea)

Abstract

Mothers’ social networks are important to their children’s health but still remains poorly understood in Korea. The purpose of the study was to explore the elements of social relationships in Korean preschool mothers to describe their parenting ecology. Data were collected from interviews with 32 mothers according to the Social Network Interview questionnaire and from their seven-day diaries describing their daily social relationships. Eleven ecological elements were identified. The social relationships of these mothers involved seven types of people: relatives, mothers of their children’s friends, kindergarten and learning center teachers, domestic workers providing parenting support, husbands, friends, and children’s friends. The mothers’ social relationships were also associated with four location types: kindergartens, private learning centers, health services centers, and private entertainment centers. The strongest element of the ecology of parenting in terms of frequency was relatives, followed by the mothers of their children’s friends and kindergarten teachers; for the location, the strongest was kindergartens, followed by private learning centers and health services centers. In conclusion, the strongest elements in parenting ecology should be evaluated during the assessment of children’s growth and development, and incorporated in the assessment tools used.

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  • Kaka Shim & Hyunsook Shin, 2022. "Describing the Ecology of Parenting Based on Preschool Mothers’ Social Relationships in Korea: An Ecological Theory Approach," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(23), pages 1-11, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:23:p:15864-:d:987186
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