Anger Of Mothers Research Articles

The effects of parenting competence and anxiety on anger of mothers with young children

The effects of parenting competence and anxiety on anger of mothers with young children

Breastfeeding experience differentially impacts recognition of happiness and anger in mothers.

Breastfeeding is a dynamic biological and social process based on hormonal regulation involving oxytocin. While there is much work on the role of breastfeeding in infant development and on the role of oxytocin in socio-emotional functioning in adults, little is known about how breastfeeding impacts emotion perception during motherhood. We therefore examined whether breastfeeding influences emotion recognition in mothers. Using a dynamic emotion recognition task, we found that longer durations of exclusive breastfeeding were associated with faster recognition of happiness, providing evidence for a facilitation of processing positive facial expressions. In addition, we found that greater amounts of breastfed meals per day were associated with slower recognition of anger. Our findings are in line with current views of oxytocin function and support accounts that view maternal behaviour as tuned to prosocial responsiveness, by showing that vital elements of maternal care can facilitate the rapid responding to affiliative stimuli by reducing importance of threatening stimuli.

Mothers of infants with congenital heart defects: well-being from pregnancy through the child’s first six months

This study compared the well-being among mothers of children with congenital heart defects (CHD) with mothers of children without CHD (controls), at pregnancy and at 6 months postpartum. We linked prospective data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa), conducted by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, with a nationwide medical CHD registry. In the MoBa cohort of 61,456 mothers, we identified 212 mothers of infants with mild (n=92), moderate (n=50), or severe CHD (n=70). Subjective well-being was operationalized by means of maternal life satisfaction, joy, and anger at the 30thweek of gestation and at 6months postpartum. Subjective well-being in mothers of children with CHD remained unchanged and similar to that of controls on satisfaction with life (P=0.120) and feelings of joy (P=0.065). However, at child age 6months, mothers of infants with severe CHD reported slightly elevated feelings of anger compared with controls (P=0.006). Joy and life satisfaction remained intact among mothers of children with CHD. Yet, elevated feelings of anger in mothers of children with the most severe CHD suggest that they may experience more frustration.

Anger in mothers of children with disabilities: effects of occupation an level of education

In order to investigate anger in mothers of educable mentally retarded and slow learner children, based on their occupation and level of education, a total of 100 mothers completed the Multidimensional Anger Inventory (Siegel, 1986) and a demographic information questionnaire. Data were analyzed using two-way analysis of variance. Results showed a significant relationship between level of education with anger arousal and anger-in. More precisely, mothers with higher educational level showed lower anger arousal and anger-in. No significant differences were found between anger of mothers with different occupational status (housewife versus employed). Confirming the relationship between anger and level of education, the present research can be helpful in devising educational policies for mothers.© 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Anger management instruction for mothers: a cognitive behavioural approach

The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral anger management program for mothers. The design of this study was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest without control group. 22 mothers who were volunteers participated in this research and anger management program was implemented for seven sessions, each session two hours per week. Data were collected utilizing State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory and Anger Evaluation Scale to assess parents’ anger toward their children. Findings of this research indicate the effectiveness of anger management training based on cognitive-behavioural approach on reducing anger in mothers. Finally, implications of the findings, research limitations and suggestions for future research are discussed.

CORRELATES AND CONSEQUENCES OF ANGER AT THEIR CHILDREN IN IMMIGRANT TURKISH WOMEN

This study was conducted in order to determine and explain the anger of mothers in reaction to their relations with their children, as well as how to deal with this anger. The sample was taken from 539 volunteers living in Antalya, who were married women aged 15–49 with children. According to results of this study, fighting with other children, disobeying mother, needing interest and truancy were the main causes of anger for mothers. Statistically meaningful relations were found for the reasons of anger, their reactions to anger, coping methods, age of mother, education level and number of children. It was seen that mothers needed proper ways, parental education, methods and solutions in coping with anger.