母親の育児ストレスを軽減するのに有効な支援を明らかにする目的で、1歳6か月児を養育する母親を対象として質問紙調査を行い、日常生活における時間の使い方、及び親族や社会からの育児支援の活用頻度と満足度が育児ストレスに与える影響について検討した。育児ストレス尺度には日本語版Parenting Stress Index Short Form を用いた。有効回答数（有効回答率）は107（30.9％）で、育児ストレス得点と有意な正の相関を示す項目は経済的不安、病児保育の活用頻度などで、有意な負の相関を示す項目は実母からの支援の満足度、実父からの支援の満足度などであった。育児期女性の育児ストレスを軽減するためには子育て支援の確保とともに、経済的負担軽減の重要性が示唆された。We conducted a questionnaire survey on mothers who nurture 1-year-6-month-old children in order to clarify effective supports to reduce the mother\u27s parenting stress. The effects of the use of daily time and of the frequency and satisfaction with the use of childcare support from relatives and society on the parenting stress were analyzed. The Japanese Parenting Stress Index-Short Form was used as a parenting stress scale. The number of effective responses (effective response rate) was 107 (30.9%), and items showing a significant positive correlation with parenting stress scores include financial anxiety and utilization of childcare for sick children. In addition, items showing a significant negative correlation include the satisfaction of support from the mother and the satisfaction of support from the father. These results suggest the importance of reducing the financial burden as well as securing parenting support in order to reduce the stress of parenting mothers
