Humphries Marisha L, Korfmacher Jon
University of Illinois at Chicago.
Erikson Institute.
Infant Ment Health J. 2012 Jan;33(1):22-33. doi: 10.1002/imhj.20334.
The relationship that develops between early childhood service providers and parents is seen as a critical component in program implementation, although little is known about how service providers and parents view this relationship. The current qualitative study examines the helping relationship between doulas and 12 African American adolescent mothers who participated in a larger study of prenatal and postnatal support. Mothers and their doulas were interviewed separately at the beginning and the end of program participation about the quality of the helping relationship and how they spent their time together. Content analysis revealed positive, negative, and ambivalent themes in mothers' and doulas' descriptions of their relationships, although the majority of the relationships were considered positive. For the most part, doulas and mothers agreed on the quality of the relationship that they formed with each other. Mothers were more likely to note the enjoyable aspects of spending time with their doula while doulas focused more on issues of trust and acceptance. The young mothers and doulas often considered amount of contact and availability (or lack thereof) as a sign of the quality of the relationship. Results are discussed in terms of the professional role of the doula and cultural influences in help-giving behavior.
幼儿服务提供者与家长之间建立的关系被视为项目实施中的关键组成部分，尽管对于服务提供者和家长如何看待这种关系知之甚少。当前的定性研究考察了导乐与12名非裔美国青少年母亲之间的帮助关系，这些母亲参与了一项关于产前和产后支持的更大规模研究。在项目参与开始和结束时，分别对母亲及其导乐进行了访谈，内容涉及帮助关系的质量以及她们如何共度时光。内容分析揭示了母亲和导乐对其关系描述中的积极、消极和矛盾主题，尽管大多数关系被认为是积极的。在很大程度上，导乐和母亲对她们彼此形成的关系质量达成了一致。母亲更有可能提及与导乐共度时光的愉快方面，而导乐则更关注信任和接纳问题。年轻母亲和导乐经常将接触的频率和可获得性（或缺乏可获得性）视为关系质量的一个标志。将根据导乐的专业角色和文化对帮助行为的影响来讨论研究结果。
