Investigating the Elements of Parent-Child Relationship and Parental Satisfaction among Mothers with Breast Cancer without Breast Cancer and Comparing Them with Each Other

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the elements of parent parent communication patterns and parental role satisfaction among mothers with breast cancer and non-breast cancer and compare them with each other. 60 women with breast cancer and 60 women without breast cancer were selected as samples from hospitals in Tehran. They responded to parent-child communication pattern and parental role satisfaction questionnaires. Independent T-test was used to analyse the data. The results showed that there was no significant difference between the mean of mothers with and without breast cancer in terms of relationship and lack of aggressive attachment. The mean of mothers with breast cancer was higher in admission and independence, but the mean of mothers without breast cancer was higher in aggressive control. The mean of mothers without breast cancer in parental role satisfaction was significantly higher than that of mothers with breast cancer.