| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | a137 |
| Survey Title | Monograph/Elementary School Students Now: Mothers in Japan, 1992 |
| Depositor | Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute (Former Name:Benesse Corporation) |
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| Summary |
When discussing children's problems, mothers are often blamed for maternal shortcomings, irresponsibility, and failure to discipline. However, are modern mothers really losing touch with their maternal role? In this study, a nationwide survey of mothers was conducted, following a survey of fathers, in order to explore perceptions of modern mothers. The majority of the survey items were specific to mothers. However, some items were identical to those in the fathers' survey conducted 2 years ago. These items are compared and analyzed in the report. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Fifth-year students attending 72 schools in Japan |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size | A sample of 2,149 (boys: 1,089, girls: 1,060) |
| Date of Collection |
1992-06-01 ~ 1992-06-01 1992/06/01 |
| Time Period |
1992 ~ 1992 |
| Spatial Unit | Japan |
| Sampling Procedure | 500 (one out of every 50) of the 25,000 elementary schools in Japan were randomly selected, so that each prefecture was roughly equally represented. Sample questionnaires were sent to the schools to request their cooperation. The target group was the first class of the fifth year at each school. The survey was conducted with the cooperation of 72 schools nationwide. |
| Mode of Data Collection | Questionnaire survey through schools |
| Investigator | Fukutake Shoten (now Benesse Corporation) |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.a137 |
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| Related Publications (by the Investigator) | Please refer to the abstract in Japanese. |
| Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis) |
| Documentation | 【 Questionnaire 】 |
| Major Survey Items |
(1) Demographic items Gender, number of family members, family structure, number of siblings, mother's age, and father's job (2) Modern mothers’ lifestyle Mother's job (employment status, occupation), time at which the subject’s mother starts work, time at which the subject’s mother leaves home to go to work, time at which the subject’s mother returns home from work, child’s perception of their mother's work, whether the subject’s mother typically returns home from work late, location of the mother’s workplace Whether the mother owns property, mother’s decision-making power in the family (whether the mother decides matters such as the purchase of a TV, the purchase of children's clothes, the purchase of a car, dinner on vacations, the age at which the child(ren) should start cram school, family trips) Mother's daily routine (wake-up time, post-awakening activities, breakfast and dinner together, what happens when the child leaves for school, order in which the household members bathe, when the father comes home late) Extent of the respondent’s knowledge about their mother (her friends, birthday, favorite foods), topics the respondent's mother usually raises in conversation with them (homework, test scores, progress in cram school or lessons, events at school, status of friendships, physical condition), degree of interest the mother shows in the respondent (interest in whether the respondent was scolded by their teacher, quarreled with friends, their physical condition, the condition of their clothes including whether their buttons are coming off, achieved good things at school, needs an item to be purchased for them, lost something important, or did something they are unable to tell others in the household), frequency at/duration for which the respondent's mother is at home, sources of the respondent’s pride in their mother, the scope of the mother’s actions, extent to which the respondent's mother can be angered (3) Familial relationships, etc. Extent to which the respondent cooperates with their father when their mother is sick and when she comes home late, whether the respondent knows how to call their mother, characterization of the mother's behavior within the family (whether she is devoted to the family), characterization of the mother's independent behavior (whether she enjoys her own life), characterization of whether the mother likes herself, mother’s identity, the mother's level of happiness |
| Date of Release | 2006/09/07 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Compulsory and pre-school education SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND GROUPINGS |
| Topics in SSJDA | Education/Learning |
| Version | 1 ： 2006-09-07 |
| Notes for Users | Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. |