PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING OF MOTHERS AND EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

In the present study we analyzed the data obtained from the  survey answers on the psychological well-being of mothers of young children. Psychological well-being of mothers of - y.o. children is reduced and the average values of both psychological well-being and the severity of positive affect are at the lower limit, and negative affect is at the upper limit of the norm.  mothers (out of ) surveyed note that the fathers of children take part in the upbringing and care of the child (to the degree from minimal to full inclusion except for breastfeeding). Only  mothers talk about help from the extended family (siblings, grandparents, aunts/uncles and great-grandmothers of the child). Mothers who are assisted in the care of their children by the fathers of their children rate their satisfaction with their lives and relationships with a partner signifi cantly higher than those who do not receive assistance from the fathers of children. Mothers who are assisted by extended family members rate their satisfaction with their own lives signifi cantly higher than mothers who are not assisted by extended family members. It is noteworthy that no signifi cant differences in the assessments of satisfaction with relationships with children were found either in the fi rst or in the second comparison.