Bernal P, Meleis A I
Department of Family Health Care, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
West J Nurs Res. 1995 Aug;17(4):365-82. doi: 10.1177/019394599501700403.
This article presents qualitative findings concerning women's maternal roles, based on interviews conducted in a study on role integration and health, in a Colombian sample of 60 women who are "por día" domestic workers. The results describe the women's worldview as they discuss the stresses and the satisfactions of their mothering roles. The results also include the coping strategies used to deal with the stresses inherent in the maternal role. Women describe how the companionship of their children, watching their children grow, and the nurturing they give their children provides them with pride and deep satisfaction. These satisfying aspects of their role are burdened by the stress related to worry about children's bad behavior, their illness, and a pervasive generalized sense of constant worry. Being single parents adds more stress to these women's lives. Participants coped emotionally through distraction and through talking with friends. Other coping strategies included calming self, problem solving, talking with children, and substance use. The authors conclude with a discussion of the relationship between poverty and work situation as contexts for understanding maternal roles.
本文基于一项关于角色整合与健康的研究中的访谈，呈现了有关女性母亲角色的定性研究结果。该研究以60名“日佣”家政女工为样本，来自哥伦比亚。研究结果描述了这些女性在讨论母亲角色的压力与满足感时的世界观。结果还包括她们用来应对母亲角色中固有压力的应对策略。女性们描述了孩子的陪伴、看着孩子成长以及她们给予孩子的养育如何给她们带来自豪和深深的满足感。她们角色中这些令人满足的方面被与担心孩子不良行为、疾病以及普遍存在的持续担忧感相关的压力所困扰。身为单亲母亲给这些女性的生活增添了更多压力。参与者通过分散注意力和与朋友交谈来进行情绪应对。其他应对策略包括自我平静、解决问题、与孩子交谈以及使用药物。作者最后讨论了贫困和工作状况作为理解母亲角色背景之间的关系。
