Emotions of burden, intensive mothering and Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15294705 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisa Schuster (0000-0001-8614-2840, QUT Business School, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, corresponding author), L Gurrieri (0000-0002-2708-094X, RMIT University), Paula Dootson (0000-0002-8020-8762, QUT Business School, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 218-229 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0958-1596 • E-ISSN: 1469-3682 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09581596.2022.2061917 |
| OpenAlex | W4223619458 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 32 |
Addressing mothers’ vaccine hesitancy, which is a state of indecision rather than refusal, may become critical to public health responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Extant research separately examines how intensive mothering ideology and emotions interact with childhood vaccine hesitancy; however, little is known about the emotions at the intersection of motherhood and vaccine hesitancy. To address this, we seek to understand the emotions experienced by COVID-19 vaccine hesitant mothers who experience the societal pressures arising from the ideology of intensive mothering. Interviews (n = 30) were conducted with women in Australia who identify as mothers and self-report to have concerns about COVID-19 vaccination of their children. The findings suggest ‘emotions of burden’, specifically fear of being a ‘bad mother’ and anticipated guilt about failing to be a ‘good mother’, are experienced by mothers striving to meet societal expectations of intensive mothering though their vaccination decision. These findings provide a more nuanced understanding of mothers’ experiences in making vaccination decisions for their children and lends further empirical support to critiques of intensive mothering ideology as well as public perceptions of vaccine hesitant mothers. Practically, public health campaigns that avoid intimations of ‘bad mothering’ and acknowledge how emotionally burdensome the COVID-19 vaccination decision can be for vaccine hesitant mothers are indicated
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Developmental psychology · Extant taxon · Ideology · Pandemic · Political science · Politics · Public health · Vaccination · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Virology
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |