The effect of maternal optimism on their happiness in child rearing

  • Kaneda A
  • Otake K
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The purpose of this study was to develop a scale measuring mothers’ level of happiness in the daily events of child rearing and to investigate the effect of maternal optimism on their happiness in child rearing. Six hundred seventy-six mothers with toddlers (age one through preschool) completed a questionnaire containing scales on optimism, child-rearing happiness in daily events, happiness regarding child care, and feelings about child rear- ing. The main results were as follows: (1) factor analysis revealed that the “child-rearing happiness in daily events” scale consists of two factors, called “care giving” and “interacting with toddlers” and (2) regression analysis revealed that optimism is related to increased child-rearing happiness in daily events, happiness in child care, and positive feelings about child-rearing. Also, optimism decreases negative feelings about child-rearing. These results indicated that the “child-rearing happiness in daily events” scale can measure the degree of happiness felt by mothers in daily child rearing. Key

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Kaneda, A., & Otake, K. (2015). The effect of maternal optimism on their happiness in child rearing. The Japanese Journal of Health Psychology, 28(2), 47–54. https://doi.org/10.11560/jahp.28.2_47

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