Nakashima Chieko, Tanaka Koji, Shinmasu Yuka, Ikeuchi Satomi, Nagata Kyoko
Doctoral Program, Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Osaka Aoyama University, Minoh, Japan.
J Adv Nurs. 2025 Aug;81(8):5000-5013. doi: 10.1111/jan.16712. Epub 2024 Dec 27.
To elucidate the meaning of recovery for mothers who have experienced difficulties in child-rearing, using insights gained through their activities as mother-to-mother peer supporters.
Phenomenological study.
From January to October 2022, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 mothers active as peer supporters at community child-rearing support centres in Japan. Data were analysed using Colaizzi's phenomenological methodology.
The analysis identified three clustered themes: (1) struggles as a mother, (2) discovery of one's authentic self, and (3) transformation in one's approach to life. The essential needs of mothers during child-rearing were clarified, revealing the vital importance of the mother's mental health compared with merely providing technical support or advice for child-rearing.
During child-rearing, in the context of their relationships with their children, mothers may feel profound loneliness and question their own self-worth. Life's difficulties are more keenly felt, and the inherent, seemingly insurmountable challenges that they face as mothers are more evident. Therefore, instead of merely focusing on traditional child-rearing methods, it is essential to support mothers in addressing their inherent personality traits, unresolved issues, and internal conflicts.
This study clarifies that child-rearing support is not merely about providing direct aid to children-in other words, a type of technical assistance-and attests to the importance of child-rearing support that focuses on mothers' own ways of living and being. Transcending national borders, these are vital insights for safeguarding the health of mothers and children and are expected to contribute to the global field of maternal and child health.
This study was conducted in accordance with the COREQ guidelines.
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通过作为母婴同伴支持者的活动所获得的见解，阐明育儿困难的母亲恢复的意义。
现象学研究。
2022年1月至10月，对日本社区育儿支持中心11位担任同伴支持者的母亲进行了半结构化访谈。采用科莱齐现象学方法对数据进行分析。
分析确定了三个聚类主题：（1）作为母亲的挣扎，（2）发现真实的自我，（3）生活方式的转变。阐明了母亲在育儿过程中的基本需求，揭示了母亲心理健康的至关重要性，而不仅仅是提供育儿技术支持或建议。
在育儿过程中，在与孩子的关系中，母亲可能会感到深深的孤独，并质疑自己的自我价值。生活中的困难感受更强烈，她们作为母亲所面临的内在、看似无法克服的挑战也更明显。因此，与其仅仅关注传统育儿方法，支持母亲解决其内在性格特征、未解决的问题和内心冲突至关重要。
本研究阐明，育儿支持不仅仅是为孩子提供直接帮助——换句话说，是一种技术援助——并证明了关注母亲自身生活方式和存在方式的育儿支持的重要性。这些至关重要的见解超越国界，对保障母婴健康至关重要，有望为全球母婴健康领域做出贡献。
本研究按照COREQ指南进行。
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