Information-seeking and maternal self-definition during the transition to motherhood
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6199641 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francine M Deutsch (Mount Holyoke College), Diane N Ruble, Alison Fleming, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn (0000-0001-9493-8400), Jeanne Brooks‐gunn, Charles Stangor, Et Al, et al et al |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 420-431 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0022-3514.55.3.420 |
| PMID | 3171914 |
| OpenAlex | W1964472756 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 63 |
| References cited | 2 |
The self-definitional processes accompanying the transition to motherhood were examined in this study. A cross-sectional sample of more than 600 women who were planning to get pregnant within 2 years, pregnant, or in the postpartum stage completed extensive questionnaires pertaining to their experiences of pregnancy and motherhood. On the basis of the assumption of the "self-socialization" perspective that individuals actively construct their identities in response to life transitions, our analyses focused on the role of information-seeking in the developing self-definitions of women becoming mothers. As predicted, (a) women actively sought information in anticipation of a first birth, (b) they used this information to construct identities incorporating motherhood, and (c) after the birth the determinants of their self-definitions shifted from indirect sources of information to direct experiences with child care. Hence, consistent with the self-socialization perspective, information-seeking did play an important role in the women's developing self-conceptions during this life transition. Mechanisms by which information gathered may alter self-conception are discussed.
Anticipation (artificial intelligence · Construct (python library · Developmental psychology · Information seeking · Life course approach · Perspective (graphical · Self-disclosure · Socialization · Transition (genetics) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Psychology · Social Psychology
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The development of the coparenting relationship over the transition to parenthood
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Spontaneous Trait Generation
High Educational Aspirations Among Pregnant Adolescents Are Related to Pregnancy Unwantedness and Subsequent Parenting Stress and Inadequacy
Age, psychological maturity, and the transition to motherhood among English-speaking Australian women in a metropolitan area
First Mothering Over 35 Years
Becoming a Mother Versus Maternal Role Attainment
Exploring temporal aspects of social identity
The Dynamics of Becoming a Mother during Pregnancy and After Childbirth
The mothering/scholaring self
The link between employment stability and fertility intention
Schedule control and work hours
Guided by Routine and Nurturance
Matrix Of Tensions
Couples share similar changes in depressive symptoms and marital satisfaction anticipating the birth of a child
Gender, justice and work
Social comparison in everyday life
Husbands at home
Self-structure and well-being in life transitions
Who Am I Becoming? A Theoretical Framework for Understanding Self-Concept Change
Self-Efficacy and Parenting Quality
Gender-related traits and gender ideology
The Self in Social Contexts
Predicting conflict within romantic relationships during the transition to adulthood
Gender differences in standards for romantic relationships
Perceptions of marital interaction and change during pregnancy
A Life-Changing Event
Family Rituals in the Early Stages of Parenthood
Parenting knowledge
Possible selves among parents of infants and preschoolers
Studying lives through time
Adjustment in first-time mothers
The loss of self
(Mis‐)Coordinating identities in the transition to parenthood
Goal reconstruction and depressive symptoms during the transition to motherhood
Emotional trade-offs of becoming a parent
Transition to motherhood and the self
The need and ability to achieve cognitive structuring
The "I," the "we," and the "when
Some conceptual considerations on the sense of coherence
Promoting positive motherhood among nulliparous pregnant women with an intense fear of childbirth
Maternal Expectations Among Pregnant Women from Single, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Parented families
The importance of work
| Unique citing works | 46 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,66 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2026 (39) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 55 |