Effects of a hybrid online and offline program for facilitating father-infant interactions in South Korea: a quasi-experimental study

Purpose@#This study examined the effects of an educational program for fathers on improving father-infant interactions, child-rearing knowledge, and attachment. @*Methods@#In this quasi-experimental study, the participants were recruited by convenience sampling among fathers with infants (2-6 months of age) residing in three districts of Seoul. Fifteen participants in the experimental group and 17 participants in the control group completed the follow-up investigation. A 5-week online and offline intervention program with five sessions was provided to the experimental group. The data were analyzed using generalized estimating equations (GEEs). @*Results@#There was a significant difference in the change in father-infant interaction scores of the experimental group, especially in the caregiver aspect with a significance level of .100 in time and group-to-group interactions (B=6.46, p=.051, 95% confidence interval [CI]=-0.02-12.94). The changes between the groups and times were not statistically significant when it came to infant development knowledge and father-infant attachment. @*Conclusion@#We conclude that hybrid online and offline education should be implemented as an effective method to improve fathers’ interactions with their children based on accurate knowledge about infant development.

An Integrative Review of Interventions for Abused Children

Purpose@#This study aimed to determine the current state of interventions for abused children and theireffectiveness by using a systemic review. @*Methods@#Published intervention studies were identified through MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, DBpia, RISS,and Kiss DB. Eligible studies included articles published between 2009 and 2019 in English and Korean. @*Results@#A total of 28 studies were selected for this review. The intervention elements of 28 selected studieswere categorized into 4 themes. The extracted intervention elements were divided into the themes of patient& situation-specific intervention, strengthen parent-child coping capacity and interaction, applyinggroup intervention and integrated intervention, Linkage with community resource and multidisciplinaryapproach. @*Conclusions@#The results demonstrate that social and psychological health of abused children has positivelychanged through these interventions. Therefore, it is important to implement treatment through active interventionaimed at helping the affected children.

Child Abuse Awareness and Reporting Intention among Nursing and Education Students / 한국간호교육학회지

PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate child abuse awareness and reporting intention among nursing and education students and correlations among the variables involved. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted by administering an online questionnaire to 70 nursing college students and 70 education college students. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, chi-squared test, the Mann-Whitney U test, and Pearson's correlation in SPSS 21.0 (IBM, Armonk, NY). RESULTS: The mean score of child abuse awareness was 3.61±0.32 for nursing students and 3.60±0.36 for education students. The mean score of reporting intention was 5.65±0.90 for nursing students and 5.38±1.03 for education students. Females presented higher scores than males in the awareness of sexual abuse. The awareness of emotional abuse was higher in students who knew of reporting obligations or who had experienced abuse. Child abuse awareness and reporting intention were significantly positively correlated. Also, the number of times having received child abuse education was correlated with reporting intention in both mild and severe cases of abuse. CONCLUSION: Reporting intention is not only related to having received education, but also to the frequency of that education. Child abuse education is important to increase reporting intention and should be delivered repeatedly.

Correlations among Working Mothers' Satisfaction with Non-maternal Infant Care, Social Support from Others, and Parenting Efficacy

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate working mothers' satisfaction with non-maternal infant care, social support, and the relationships thereof with variables including parenting efficacy. METHODS: A total of 116 working mothers who had experiences of infant non-maternal care were recruited from online communities of working mothers, and 93 participants were ultimately included in this study. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires in March 2018. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA and Pearson correlation coefficients were used for analysis. RESULTS: Satisfaction with non-maternal care showed positive correlations with social support from others (r=0.52, p < 0.001), and parenting efficacy (r=0.39, p < 0.001). There was a significant positive correlation between social support from others and parenting efficacy (r=0.32, p=0.002). Satisfaction with non-maternal care was relatively high (86.27%), and it was highest when non-maternal care was provided by the maternal grandparents. The mean score for social support from others was 36.49±8.86. CONCLUSION: To increase satisfaction with non-maternal care, education for non-maternal caregivers and social support programs for working mothers are required.