Correlation analysis between social support and primipara parent-child relationship

Abstract

Objective To explore the effects of social support on primipara parent-child relationship. Methods Two hundred and forty primiparas who had a full term pregnancy delivery in a level three class A hospital between April 2014 and March 2015 were included according to the convenience sampling method. All the primiparas were investigated with postpartum social support scale and Chinese version parent-child relationship scale designed by Lu Hong in Peking University School of Nursing. Results The primipara parent-child relationship showed a medium level. The educational level of the primiparas and their family income influenced the effects of their parent-child relationship (P<0.05). In the social support scale, the emotional support was positively correlated with children consciousness (r=0.502, P=0.004); the information support showed a negative correlation with mother-child conflicts (r=-0.405, P=0.003); the evaluation support and the emotional support were positively correlated with mother consciousness (r=0.498, P=0.002). Conclusions It is very significant to improve social support contents of primiparas actively for establishing parent-child relationship of high quality, promoting primipara′s adaption of the mother role and the good development of newborns′ psychology and physiology. Key words: Social support; Primipara; Parent-child relationship