Kyoung Ja Hong; Hae Won Kim; Hye Young Ahn

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Menstrual Attitudes and Maternal Child Rearing Attitudes in Middle School Female Students: Kyoung Ja Hong, Hae Won Kim, Hye Young Ahn; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2008;38(5):748-757.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2008.38.5.748
Published online: October 30, 2008

¹Professor, College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

²Professor, Department of Nursing, Kwandong University, Gangneung, Korea.

³Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Eulji University, Daejeon, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Kim, Hae Won. Department of Nursing, Kwandong University, 522 Naegok-dong, Gangneung 210-701, Korea. Tel: 82-33-649-7613, Fax: 82-33-649-7620, hwkim@kd.ac.kr

• Received: August 4, 2008 • Accepted: October 8, 2008

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Abstract

Purpose
This correlational study was performed to identify the impacts of maternal child rearing attitudes on the menstrual attitudes and the determinants of positive menstrual attitudes in female middle school students.
Methods
With convenience sampling, 198 middle school female students were recruited living in one major city and its surrounding areas in Korea. Data was collected using a self administered questionnaire including menstrual attitudes and maternal child rearing attitudes from April 1 to July 15, 2008.
Results
Among the Maternal child rearing attitudes, affectionate, achievement oriented and rational attitudes had positive correlations to a positive menstrual attitude, and an autonomous attitude had a negative correlation to a negative menstrual attitude. As determinants of positive menstrual attitudes, feeling of menarche, mother's response at first menstruation, and rational maternal child rearing attitudes were delineated and their explained variance for a positive menstrual attitude was 18.5%. There was no difference on menstrual attitudes by K clustering in terms of maternal child rearing attitudes.
Conclusion
These results support the critical role of the mother. Especially desirable maternal child rearing attitudes in relation to a positive menstrual attitude would be affectionate, achievement oriented and rational for early adolescent girls. In further studies, considerations are needed for menstruation related education and research for early adolescents and active involvement of the mother & daughter together.
Keywords: Menstruation; Female adolescents; Child rearing; Menarche

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Table 1

General & Menstrual Characteristics (N=198)

^*Expected feeling of girls with no menstruation; ^†Visual analog scale (VAS).

Table 2

Menstrual Attitudes and Maternal Child-Rearing Attitudes

Table 3

Correlations among Maternal Child-Rearing Attitudes and Menstrual Attitudes

^*p<.05, ^**p<.01.

Table 4

Determinants of Menstrual Attitude: Positive Acceptance

^*p<.05; ^***p<.001.

Table 5

Cluster Analysis for Maternal Child-Rearing Attitudes

Table 6

ANOVA for Four Types of Maternal Child-Rearing Attitudes by Clustering

^***p<.001.

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Menstrual Attitudes and Maternal Child Rearing Attitudes in Middle School Female Students

J Korean Acad Nurs. 2008;38(5):748-757. Published online October 30, 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2008.38.5.748

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Menstrual Attitudes and Maternal Child Rearing Attitudes in Middle School Female Students

Table 1

General & Menstrual Characteristics (N=198)

^*Expected feeling of girls with no menstruation; ^†Visual analog scale (VAS).

Table 2

Menstrual Attitudes and Maternal Child-Rearing Attitudes

Table 3

Correlations among Maternal Child-Rearing Attitudes and Menstrual Attitudes

^*p<.05, ^**p<.01.

Table 4

Determinants of Menstrual Attitude: Positive Acceptance

^*p<.05; ^***p<.001.

Table 5

Cluster Analysis for Maternal Child-Rearing Attitudes

Table 6

ANOVA for Four Types of Maternal Child-Rearing Attitudes by Clustering

^***p<.001.

Table 1 General & Menstrual Characteristics (N=198)

^*Expected feeling of girls with no menstruation; ^†Visual analog scale (VAS).

Table 2 Menstrual Attitudes and Maternal Child-Rearing Attitudes

Table 3 Correlations among Maternal Child-Rearing Attitudes and Menstrual Attitudes

^*p<.05, ^**p<.01.

Table 4 Determinants of Menstrual Attitude: Positive Acceptance

^*p<.05; ^***p<.001.

Table 5 Cluster Analysis for Maternal Child-Rearing Attitudes

Table 6 ANOVA for Four Types of Maternal Child-Rearing Attitudes by Clustering