Attitudes toward child rearing in female clinical nurses working in three shifts.
The balance between child-rearing and work may be one of the most challenging issues facing female clinical nurses, particularly those who work in three shifts. This study aimed to identify attitudes toward child-rearing in this particular cohort, female clinical nurses working three shifts. Q methodology, a research method concerned with individuals' subjective points of view, was used. Thirty-five selected Q statements from 51 participants were divided into a normal distribution using a nine-point bipolar scale, and the collected data were analyzed using the QUANL program. Three discrete factors emerged: Factor I: child-rearing is natural work (child-rearing and work are separate); Factor II: child-rearing is hard work (child-rearing and work are in conflict); and Factor III: child-rearing requires help from someone (child-rearing and work are balanced). The subjective viewpoints of the three identified factors can be applied to develop diverse strategies to support child-rearing in female clinical nurses.
Department of Nursing, Jungwon University, Chungbuk, South Korea.
Eun-Ho
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D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D002668:Child Rearing / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013997:Time Factors; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards
Q methodology; child-rearing; female clinical nurses; shiftworkers; three shifts; work-life balance