Kuang Kai, Zhao Xiaoman, Basnyat Iccha, He Tianping
School of Journalism and Communication, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
School of Journalism and Communication, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China.
Front Psychol. 2022 May 6;13:845760. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.845760. eCollection 2022.
Divorced and unwed single motherhood is heavily stigmatized in Chinese cultural context, preventing Chinese single mothers from actively seeking the information and support needed and negatively impacting their wellbeing. Drawing on the theory of motivated information management (TMIM), this study tested how perceived stigma and cultural norms influenced Chinese single mothers' search for information and social support from families, friends as well as from online communities. Using two-wave data collected from 226 single mothers, findings support the utility of the TMIM in explaining information management and support seeking behaviors and contribute to situating the TMIM process within larger socio-cultural contexts. Practical implications regarding how to facilitate more effective uncertainty management and enhance Chinese single mothers' wellbeing in interpersonal vs. online contexts are discussed.
在中国文化背景下，离婚和未婚单亲妈妈面临着沉重的污名化，这使得中国单亲妈妈无法积极寻求所需的信息和支持，并对她们的幸福感产生负面影响。本研究借鉴动机性信息管理理论（TMIM），测试了感知到的污名和文化规范如何影响中国单亲妈妈从家人、朋友以及在线社区寻求信息和社会支持的行为。通过对226名单亲妈妈收集的两波数据，研究结果支持了TMIM在解释信息管理和寻求支持行为方面的效用，并有助于将TMIM过程置于更大的社会文化背景中。本文还讨论了在人际和在线环境中如何促进更有效的不确定性管理以及提高中国单亲妈妈幸福感的实际意义。
