Making Work Fit Care: Reconciliation Strategies Used by Working Mothers of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Chou, Yueh-Ching; Fu, Li-yeh; Chang, Heng-Hao
Titel	Making Work Fit Care: Reconciliation Strategies Used by Working Mothers of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 26 (2013) 2, S.133-145 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/jar.12005
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Mental Retardation; Employed Parents; Mothers; Adults; Interviews; Phenomenology; Caregivers; Family Work Relationship; Marital Status; Educational Attainment; Severity (of Disability); Respite Care; Work Environment; Social Support Groups; Religion; Positive Attitudes; Social Status; Social Services; Questionnaires; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Geistige Behinderung; Mother; Mutter; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Familienstand; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Schweregrad; Arbeitsmilieu; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Sozialer Status; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Fragebogen
Abstract	Background: This study explored the experiences of working mothers with an adult child with intellectual disabilities to understand how they reconcile paid work and care responsibilities. Methods: Fifteen working mothers in Taiwan with an adult child with intellectual disabilities were interviewed, and an interpretative phenomenological approach was adopted for data collection and analysis. Results: All included mothers prioritized their caregiving role over paid work. The strategies used by these mothers to make paid work fit with caregiving included having strong social networks and informal support for their care work, use of formal services, personal religious beliefs and positive attitudes towards care, as well as having flexible working hours due to self-employment, good relations with employers, working positions and work locations. Conclusions: Formal systems, which include both welfare and labour policies, need to be responsive to and involved in supporting these working mothers, especially those who lack good personal networks. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10