Hwang Minhwa, Lee Nagyeong, Lee Gunjeong
Department of Nursing, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, 1071, Anyangcheon-ro, Yangcheon- gu, Seoul, Korea.
College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea.
BMC Nurs. 2025 Aug 11;24(1):1052. doi: 10.1186/s12912-025-03643-3.
Balancing work and childcare are a major challenge for working mothers, especially nurses, who face irregular shifts and high job demands. These factors contribute to significant parenting stress, affecting both their well-being and career stability. Despite growing concerns, research on nurses' parenting stress and its influencing factors remains limited. This study examines the parenting status of nurses, their stress levels, and key contributing factors to inform policies that support work-life balance.
This is a descriptive study conducted based on an evaluation of 142 nurses and all those who had a child under 5 years old. The data were collected from April 10 to June 4, 2023, and analyzed using SPSS v26.0 program.
The most common childcare arrangement is for parents to leave their children at a daycare facility(69.7%) while they are at work and then care for them at home after work. The highest reason for resigning related to childcare is 'difficulty in responding to sudden problems with children'(33.8%). The most desired welfare benefit among the subjects is flexible working hours(47.9%). The factors influencing parenting stress were the low employment period (β=-.17, p = .030), economic reason for working (β = .19, p = .012), and low spousal participation satisfaction in child rearing (β=-.26, p = .001).
To decrease the nurses' parenting stress, it is necessary to increase the active participation of spouses in childrearing. In addition, it is important to expand childcare facilities at various times, provide welfare benefits in hospitals, and implement a family-friendly system.
平衡工作与育儿对职业母亲来说是一项重大挑战，尤其是护士，她们面临轮班不规律和工作要求高的问题。这些因素导致了巨大的育儿压力，影响了她们的幸福感和职业稳定性。尽管人们越来越关注，但关于护士育儿压力及其影响因素的研究仍然有限。本研究旨在调查护士的育儿状况、压力水平以及关键影响因素，为支持工作与生活平衡的政策提供依据。
这是一项描述性研究，基于对142名护士以及所有育有5岁以下子女的人员的评估展开。数据收集于2023年4月10日至6月4日，并使用SPSS v26.0程序进行分析。
最常见的育儿安排是父母在工作时将孩子送到日托机构（69.7%），下班后再在家照顾孩子。与育儿相关的辞职最主要原因是“难以应对孩子的突发问题”（33.8%）。受试者最期望的福利是灵活的工作时间（47.9%）。影响育儿压力的因素包括工作年限短（β = -0.17，p = 0.030）、工作的经济原因（β = 0.19，p = 0.012）以及配偶在育儿方面的参与满意度低（β = -0.26，p = 0.001）。
为了减轻护士的育儿压力，有必要提高配偶在育儿中的积极参与度。此外，重要的是在不同时段扩大托儿设施、在医院提供福利，并实施家庭友好型制度。
