This study was done to research the relationship between general characteristics and stressor, stress situation, Nursing Intervention of pregnant woman. The subjects for this study were 70 pregnant woman from 3 clinics of Obstetrics and Gynecology located in J city. The data was collected through questionaires which was developed by Norman J. Chestnut. The content of the questionaire consist of following 3 categories; (1) stressor (2) stress situation (3) Mental and Physical support of husband. Analysis of data was done by use percentage, x2-test. (through EDPS) The findings of this study are as follows; 1. Stressors of pregnant woman are stresses associated with fetus, socioeconomic problem, herself, delivery, abortion and prematureity, husband, change of appearances, management of home, a woman's parents-in-law. Stress situations of pregnant woman are when she is doing on the heavy management of home, limit of life, socio-economic discomfort, taking medicine, difficult relationship with a woman's parents-in-law, being sign of abortion and prematurity, her physical discomfort, family desire of delivery of son baby. 2. Husband's mental support that pregnant woman desired are careful husband's role, More love and interest about pregnant, cooperation of child reaing, maintenance of healthy life, understaning of diffical pregnancy, early return home, giving up drinking, positive feeling about changed appearance, unconcern about sex of fetus. And husband's mental supports that prgnant woman desired are cooperating of homework and childrearing, limit of intercouse, release behavior of pregnant woman's physical discomfort, a walk, behavior with pregnancy together, socioeconomic stability. 3. Stressor of pregnant woman was significant with education, number of son, economic status, personality of husband, dewelling. (P<.05) And stress situation of pregnant woman was significant with personality of husband, dwelling, husband's desired sex of baby. (P<.05) 4. Husband's mental and physical supports that pregnant woman desired was significant with number of daughter. (P<.05)

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The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of the Stress Management Education Program (SMEP) on the nurses stress and stress management ability, and to identify the main factors affecting them. The subjects were 72 nurses who participated in the In-Service education program of the Jin-Ju District, Kyeong-Nam Branch of the Korean Nurses Association during the period from Oct. 1 to Nov. 30, 1985. The book of "The stress management education program" was developed by the investigators. With this book, we executed the 1st education through the lecture & showing an example. After 15 days from the 1st education, we mailed a reminding booklet to the individuals. (2nd education). Then, we mailed a questionnaire on 15th day from the 2nd education. Before and after the SMEP We measured the stress management ability & stress, and identified the affecting factors. Findings of this study are as follows; 1. The 1st hypothesis that "the SMEP will increase the knowledge about the nurses' stress management" was supported (t=-6.66, p<.001) 2. The 2nd hypothesis that "the SMEP will increase the nurses' practice about the stress management" was rejected. 3. The 3rd hypothesis that "the SEMP will decrease the nurses' stress" was rejected. 4. The 4th hypothesis that "the higher the knowledge about the stress management the lower the nurses' stress" was rejected. 5. The 5th hypothesis that "the higher the degree of the practice about the stress management, the lower the nurses' stress" was supported, (r= -.2859, p<.05). 6. There were significant correlations between the knowledge about stress management and age (r= -.3717, p<.01), between the knowledge about Stress management and the period of her work. (r=-.2897, p<0.5). There was significant difference in the knowledge about stress management between those who had married and those who had not. (t=2.82, p<.01) 7. There was significant difference in the practice about the stress management between those who had religion and those who had not (t=2.7, p< .01) 8. There was significant difference in the stress according to the type of work. (t=6.127, p<. 05) There was significant correlation between the stress and supportive system. (r=-.2647, p<. 05).

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