The good, the bad, and the ambivalent
Quality of alliance in a support program for young mothers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11276882 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marisha L Humphries (University of Illinois Chicago, corresponding author), Jon Korfmacher (0000-0002-2809-6943, Erikson Institute) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 22-33 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Infant Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-9641 • E-ISSN: 1097-0355 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/imhj.20334 |
| PMID | 28520111 |
| OpenAlex | W1965345059 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 27 |
The relationship that develops between early childhood service providers and parents is seen as a critical component in program implementation, although little is known about how service providers and parents view this relationship. The current qualitative study examines the helping relationship between doulas and 12 African American adolescent mothers who participated in a larger study of prenatal and postnatal support. Mothers and their doulas were interviewed separately at the beginning and the end of program participation about the quality of the helping relationship and how they spent their time together. Content analysis revealed positive, negative, and ambivalent themes in mothers' and doulas' descriptions of their relationships, although the majority of the relationships were considered positive. For the most part, doulas and mothers agreed on the quality of the relationship that they formed with each other. Mothers were more likely to note the enjoyable aspects of spending time with their doula while doulas focused more on issues of trust and acceptance. The young mothers and doulas often considered amount of contact and availability (or lack thereof) as a sign of the quality of the relationship. Results are discussed in terms of the professional role of the doula and cultural influences in help‐giving behavior
Ambivalence · Developmental psychology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Family and Disability Support Research · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
Public trust of social workers in Sweden
Young, low-income mothers’ social relationships and involvement in doula home visiting services
Change over time in young mothers' engagement with a community-based doula home visiting program
Engagement in child protective services
On Being Mother and Patient
Father Participation in a Community‐doula Home‐visiting Intervention With Young, African American Mothers
Predictors of Early Engagement in Home Visitation
Inside home visits
Involvement in Early Head Start home visiting services
Building successful home visitor–mother relationships and reaching program goals in two Early Head Start programs
Participants' perceptions of healthy families
The helping relationship and program participation in early childhood home visiting
Nurse home visiting
Challenges experienced by home visitors
Natural Mentors in the Lives of African American Adolescent Mothers
Child development in the context of the Black extended family
Naturalistic inquiry
Influence of attachment styles on romantic relationships
Mothering against the Odds
| Citations per year | 0.46 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2023 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |