Parental Perspectives of Involvement in a Sure Start Programme in Northern Ireland: Impact on Wellbeing

Autor/in	Duddy, Elaine K.
Titel	Parental Perspectives of Involvement in a Sure Start Programme in Northern Ireland: Impact on Wellbeing
Quelle	In: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 30 (2022) 6, S.867-882 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-293X
DOI	10.1080/1350293X.2021.2016883
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Parent Attitudes; Parent Participation; Well Being; Mental Health; Mothers; COVID-19; Pandemics; Preschool Education; Parent Role; Early Intervention; Disadvantaged Youth; Preschool Children; Rural Areas; United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Elternverhalten; Elternmitwirkung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Psychohygiene; Mother; Mutter; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Parental role; Elternrolle; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschule; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum
Abstract	This paper presents findings from stage two of a wider Constructivist Grounded Theory study of parental perceptions of their involvement in Early Years (EY) settings in Northern Ireland (NI). Stage two involved semi-structured interviews with mothers attending a single targeted EY service in a rural community: Sure Start (SS). The impact of involvement on parental wellbeing features significantly in interviewee narratives with a perception of positive impact for mother, child and family resulting in maintained involvement. Other themes to emerge include 'becoming involved' motivated by maternal self-identified need for socialisation opportunities for both themselves and their children; and risk of non-involvement by mothers who perceive being regarded as 'different' by other parents. These findings contribute to the evidence of improved mental health outcomes for mothers due to SS involvement and question ongoing SS funding cuts considering emerging evidence of the negative impact of the global coronavirus pandemic on wellbeing. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01