University of Bath, UK.
J Health Psychol. 2019 Sep;24(10):1334-1344. doi: 10.1177/1359105317723451. Epub 2017 Aug 10.
Loneliness is associated with life transitions such as new motherhood, yet there are few studies investigating the issue in this population. Using data from semi-structured interviews and an interpretative phenomenological analysis, this exploratory study sought to understand seven new mothers' experiences of loneliness. Experiences were organised around three themes, reflecting loneliness arising from making unfavourable self-comparisons with perceived mothering 'norms', from reduced social contact and relationships lacking in empathy. Accounts were homogeneous and point to potential solutions to ameliorate loneliness in new mothers; encouraging empathy in new mothers' partners and countering prevalent unrealistic representations of motherhood with more pragmatic accounts.
孤独感与人生转变有关，如成为新妈妈，但针对这一人群的研究较少。本探索性研究使用半结构化访谈和解释性现象学分析的数据，旨在了解七位新妈妈的孤独感体验。这些体验围绕三个主题组织，反映了因与感知到的母性“规范”进行不利的自我比较、社交接触减少以及缺乏同理心的关系而产生的孤独感。这些描述是一致的，并指出了缓解新妈妈孤独感的潜在方法；鼓励新妈妈伴侣的同理心，并以更实际的描述来对抗普遍存在的不切实际的母性形象。
