Attitudes and Feelings Among Married Mothers and Single Mothers by Choice During the Covid-19 Crisis

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ID2348520
AuthorsMichal Shamir (0000-0001-7185-2946, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, corresponding author), Orit Shamir Balderman (0000-0003-3823-5318, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College)
Year2024
Volume45
Issue3
Pages720-743
Publication date2024-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Family Issues (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0192513x231155661
OpenAlexW4353056848
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited66

The current study examined how state anxiety is related to social support (formal and informal), work-family conflict, and level of happiness among married mothers and single mothers by choice (SMBC) during the first lockdown of the Covid-19 crisis. The uniqueness of the present study lies in its comparison of married mothers and SMBC, whereas previous studies examined differences between single mothers, who are usually divorced, and married mothers. Moreover, the present research is the first to combine all relevant variables in one coherent study. A sample of 386 SMBC and 293 married mothers filled out a closed online questionnaire sent through social networks. The study findings show negative correlations between the level of social support, level of happiness, and type of support (friends, family, and significant others) and the level of state anxiety. Most women did not turn to formal sources of support such as aid and welfare agencies. Finally, a positive correlation was found between state anxiety and work-family conflict

Anxiety · Developmental psychology · Feeling · Happiness · Political science · Psychiatry · Single mothers · Social support · Welfare · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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