Maternal Separation Anxiety and Attitudes About Maternal Grandmother Participation in Child Care
✍ Scribed by Houndoumadi, Anastasia
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Weight
- 703 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1057-3593
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✦ Synopsis
A sample of 75 primiparas in Athens, Greece were interviewed 3 days following birth (Tl) regarding their attitudes towards maternal grandmother participation in child care. A follow-up questionnaire measuring the same attitudes and maternal separation anxiety (MSA) was answered 3-8 months later 0'2). It was found that maternal grandmothers were going to assist in child care in 68% of the cases. Higher scores on the MSA subscale 'employment-related separation concerns' were obtained by all mothers who were not assisted in child care by the maternal grandmother and were highest among those mothers intending to work before the child was 1 year old. Mothers who intended to work as well as those who had a higher educational level had significantly lower scores on the MSA subscale 'maternal separation anxiety'. Overall, mothers expressed favourable attitudes towards maternal grandmother participation at T l and T2. Positive attitudes were especially observed among mothers who relied on grandmothers for child care.