Do home-visit programs for mothers with infants reduce parenting stress and increase social capital in Japan?
Author(s) -
Takeo Fujiwara,
Keiko Natsume,
Makiko Okuyama,
Takuyo Sato,
Ichiro Kawachi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of epidemiology and community health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.692
H-Index - 170
eISSN - 1470-2738
pISSN - 0143-005X
DOI - 10.1136/jech-2011-200793
Subject(s) - medicine , multivariate analysis , social support , public health , distress , social capital , family medicine , demography , nursing , clinical psychology , psychology , social psychology , sociology , social science
Distress during child rearing is known as a risk factor for child maltreatment. In addition, it is known that social capital can be a preventive factor for child maltreatment. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the home-visit program reduces parenting stress and increases the social capital in the community.
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