Who Mothers Mommy? Factors That Contribute to Mothers' Well-Being

Autor/inn/en	Luthar, Suniya S.; Ciciolla, Lucia
Titel	Who Mothers Mommy? Factors That Contribute to Mothers' Well-Being
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 51 (2015) 12, S.1812-1823 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0000051
Schlagwörter	Well Being; Mothers; Child Rearing; Parent Attitudes; Predictor Variables; Adjustment (to Environment); Family Relationship; Correlation; Stress Variables; Resilience (Psychology); Social Support Groups; Questionnaires; Online Surveys; Likert Scales; Depression (Psychology); Self Evaluation (Individuals); Rating Scales; Individual Characteristics; Anxiety; Statistical Analysis; Marital Satisfaction; Life Satisfaction; Psychological Patterns; Markov Processes; Monte Carlo Methods; Zung Self Rating Depression Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Mother; Mutter; Kindererziehung; Elternverhalten; Prädiktor; Korrelation; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Fragebogen; Likert-Skala; Rating-Skala; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Angst; Statistische Analyse; Lebensvollendung; Markowscher Prozess; Monte-Carlo-Methode
Abstract	Developmental science is replete with studies on the impact of mothers on their children, but little is known about what might best help caregivers to function well themselves. In an initial effort to address this gap, we conducted an Internet-based study of over 2,000 mostly well-educated mothers, seeking to illuminate salient risk and protective processes associated with their personal well-being. When women's feelings in the parenting role were considered along with dimensions of personal support as predictors, the latter set explained at least as much variance--and often much more--across dimensions of mothers' personal well-being. Within the latter set of personal support predictors, findings showed that 4 had particularly robust links with mothers' personal adjustment: their feeling unconditionally loved, feeling comforted when in distress, authenticity in relationships, and satisfaction with friendships. Partner satisfaction had some associations with personal adjustment outcomes, but being married in itself had negligible effects. Findings are discussed in terms of implications for future research, and for interventions aimed at fostering resilience among mothers facing high level of stress in their role as parents. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01