Maternal Identity Negotiations Among Low-Income Women With Symptoms of Postpartum Depression
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4674239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L S Abrams (0000-0002-0520-5801, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA), Laura Curran (0000-0001-8877-397X, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA,, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 373-385 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732310385123 |
| PMID | 20935235 |
| OpenAlex | W2152424088 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 45 |
In this study, we used a constructivist grounded theory approach to explore maternal identity negotiations among low-income ethnic minority mothers with postpartum depression (PPD) symptoms. Nineteen mothers were recruited from Women, Infant, and Children clinics located in two coastal cities in the United States to participate in in-depth interviews. Constant comparative analysis revealed that mothers experienced their PPD symptoms and poverty as evidence of maternal failure, but also drew on discourses of maternal self-sacrifice, engagement with their children, and pleasure in mothering to construct a positive sense of self. To negotiate these conflicting versions of self, mothers positively appraised their own mothering in relation to stigmatized "others" and framed their depression as a foreign entity, one that stood outside of a core, authentic sense of self. Through our consideration of the intersecting contexts of poverty and postpartum depressive symptoms, this article adds to the literature on PPD and mothering
Art · Developmental psychology · Economics · Low income · Negotiation · Postpartum depression · Postpartum period · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Anthropology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Gender Studies · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Psychology
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Postpartum Depression
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Conceptualizing Stigma
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| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,86 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |