Mothering as a Psychological Experience: A Grounded Theory Exploration

Mothering as a Psychological Experience: A Grounded Theory Exploration

Used grounded theory to investigate women's experience of mothering. Conducted unstructured interviews with 11 mothers who had one or more children under 12 years old. Results focus on the psychological experience of mothering by considering the challenges and opportunities that childbirth and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Canadian journal of counselling 1997, Vol.31 (3), p.232
Hauptverfasser: Barlow, Constance A, Cairns, Kathleen V
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Child Rearing
Grounded Theory
Marriage Counseling
Mother Attitudes
Mothers
Parent Child Relationship
Parenting Skills
Psychological Patterns
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Zusammenfassung:Used grounded theory to investigate women's experience of mothering. Conducted unstructured interviews with 11 mothers who had one or more children under 12 years old. Results focus on the psychological experience of mothering by considering the challenges and opportunities that childbirth and child rearing offer. Implications for marital counseling are given. (RJM)
ISSN:0828-3893