Motherhood, role conflict, and identity: South African mothers’ experiences amid a pandemic

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dc.abstract.enThe aim of this qualitative study was to explore and describe the role conflict that mothers experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to their maternal and work roles and to examine the mothers’ descriptions and experiences of their individual and maternal identities. The phenomenon of work-life conflict is not a new concept; however, the COVID-19 pandemic provided new opportunities for research on this topic since the lockdown restrictions created unprecedented working and living circumstances within one’s home. This concept was explored within the context of motherhood and its subsequent role fulfilment, gaining a deeper understanding of the experience and the integration of maternal and individual identities. Semi-structured interviews with nine mothers were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. The analyses revealed that mothers experienced an increase in role conflict during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants emphasised that they experienced certain challenges, including social isolation, limited time for self-care, re evaluations of work and maternal roles, and subsequent influences on their individual and maternal identities. This study provides insight into the complexities and the nuanced experiences of the work and family conflict of mothers within the unknowns and uncertainty of an overwhelming pandemic.
dc.affiliationCentrum Badań nad Rozwojem Osobowości
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii i Prawa w Poznaniu
dc.contributor.authorRuani, Nel
dc.contributor.authorLuzelle, Naudé
dc.contributor.authorPiotrowski, Konrad
dc.date.access2024-05-23
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-03T07:49:32Z
dc.date.available2024-08-03T07:49:32Z
dc.date.created2024-01-16
dc.date.issued2024-01-25
dc.description.accesstimeafter_publication
dc.description.grantnumber2020/04/X/HS6/0028
dc.description.granttitleDlaczego niektórzy rodzice żałują posiadania dzieci? Badanie pilotażowe z zastosowaniem metodologii mieszanej.
dc.description.issue4
dc.description.physical656-680
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume30
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13229400.2024.2308197
dc.identifier.issn1322-9400
dc.identifier.issn1839-3543
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/690
dc.languageen
dc.language.abstracten
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY
dc.rights.explanationCzasopismo płatne.
dc.rights.questionNo_rights
dc.share.articleOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.enmotherhood
dc.subject.enmultiple roles
dc.subject.enrole conflict
dc.subject.enparental identity
dc.subject.enmaternal identity
dc.subject.enCOVID-19
dc.subject.enpandemic
dc.swps.sciencecloudnosend
dc.titleMotherhood, role conflict, and identity: South African mothers’ experiences amid a pandemic
dc.title.journalJournal of Family Studies
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typeArticle