Out of Sync

A Generation of First-Time Mothers Over 30

Bibliographic Data

ID15217565
AuthorsTeresa M Dobrzykowski (Indiana University South Bend, corresponding author), Teresa Dobrzykowski, Phyllis Noerager Stern (Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis)
Year2003
Volume24
Issue3
Pages242-253
Publication date2003-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399330390183552
PMID12746015
OpenAlexW1992282376
LanguageEN
Citations received13

Increasing numbers of women have delayed childbearing until after they reach their thirties. The researchers who studied early maternal role attainment in women over 30 failed to reflect on the challenges of raising a child to adulthood. The use of grounded theory helped us understand the extended mothering experience from the perspective of women over 30. Fifty-three women from Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, California, Connecticut, and Florida composed the total sample. Ages of the women ranged from 30 to 91; ages of the children ranged from 6 weeks to late sixties. We called the dominant category out of sync, with properties that included mortality, vitality, and social structural considerations. The pervasive quality of the central variable makes this account of interest to an international audience

Developmental psychology · Educational attainment · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Sample (material · Sociology · sync · Telecommunications · Vitality · Computer Science · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Studies · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Gerontology

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