Researchers have neglected to focus on understanding the relationships between stress, coping, and social support among single mothers versus mothers who are not single. Knowledge regarding how single mothers' lives are affected by stress, social support, and coping is important, and such information can help readers better understand how effectively single mothers raise children compared with mothers who are not single. A convenience sample of 173 mothers completed this study. Participants in this study consisted of mothers who were (a) raising at least one child ages 18 and under who lives in the home and (b) who were between the ages 20 to 55 years old with a 12th-grade education or greater. Participants were classified into single mothers (those who reported their status as single, to include never married, separated, divorced, in a committed relationship, and widowed; n = 75) and those who were not single (those who reported their status as married, n = 98). Data were scored based on 3 measurement scales: (a) the Perceived Stress Scale, (b) the Ways of Coping Questionnaire, (c) and the Social Support Scale. An independent samples t test determined that mothers who were not single had higher social support than did single mothers, whereas single mothers had higher perceived stress than mothers who were not single. There were no significant differences on measures of coping. An analysis of covariance revealed no significant difference between stress and coping strategies among the mothers when social support was held constant. This study contributes to social change by providing awareness of the importance of social support to professionals and for single mothers. The findings of this quantitative study can thus guide single parenting research and interventions.

La presente investigación es un estudio cualitativo que tiene como objetivo describir las experiencias de maternidad en un grupo de madres solteras en situación de pobreza que participan en una institución religiosa del sector urbano del Callao. Se utilizó un diseño fenomenológico y se realizaron diez entrevistas semi-estructuradas a madres solteras entre los 29 y 40 años. Para explorar sus experiencias de maternidad, se indagó sus vivencias de la infancia, adolescencia y adultez. Los resultados se organizaron desde un análisis temático inductivo, donde se evidenciaron cinco ejes: 1) Historia de vínculos. 2) El encuentro con la maternidad. 3) Representaciones de maternidad. 4) Percepción de la madre soltera. 5) Violencia familiar. Los principales hallazgos son que las participantes construyeron un tipo de apego inseguro-ambivalente en su infancia, lo cual influyó en la búsqueda de afectividad en sus relaciones de pareja durante la adolescencia. A través de la maternidad hallaron un nuevo proyecto de vida centrado en la crianza de sus hijos. A pesar de repetir patrones de sus madres/cuidadores; buscan ejercer su propia identidad en su rol de madres. Además, encontraron una red de soporte que les permitió cubrir las necesidades de cuidado, emocionales y económicas de sus hijos. / The present research is a qualitative study that aims to describe the experiences of motherhood in a group of single mothers who participate in a religious institution that supports families living in poverty in the urban sector of Callao. A phenomenological design was used, and ten semi-structured interviews were conducted with single mothers between the ages of 29 and 40. To understand their experiences of motherhood, their childhood, adolescence, and adulthood experiences were investigated. The results were organized from an inductive thematic analysis, where five axes were evidenced: 1) History of ties. 2) The encounter with motherhood. 3) Representations of motherhood. 4) Perception of the single mother. 5) Family violence. The main findings are that the participants constructed a type of insecure-ambivalent attachment in their childhood, which influenced their search for affection in their couple relationships during adolescence. Through motherhood, they found a new life project centered on raising their children. Despite repeating patterns of their mothers/caregivers; they seek to exercise their own identity in their role as mothers. In addition, they found a support network that allowed them to cover the emotional and economic needs of their children. / Trabajo de investigación

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<p dir="ltr">This research studies post-stay-at-home mothers from a traditional nuclear family who enter the workforce after divorce. While family communication scholars have explored topics surrounding divorce, very little about how mothers make sense of their transition from being stay-at-home mothers (SAHMs) to working mothers (WMs) after divorce.</p><p dir="ltr">Through an interdisciplinary approach, this research uses Transitional Theory (Anderson et al.<i>, </i>2012; Schlossberg, 1981; Schlossberg, 2008) and Communicated Narrative Sense Making (CNSM) (Koenig Kellas, 2018; Koenig Kellas & Horstman, 2014) to understand how mothers make sense of their experiences during this change in their lives. It further studies the participants through mixed methods, using the Shift and Persist Scale (Chen <i>et al.,</i> 2015) and Sense of Control Scale (Lachman & Weaver, 1998a, 1998b) along with reflexive thematic analysis (TA) (Braun & Clarke; 2021; 2006).</p><p dir="ltr">The results of the qualitative section of this study brought forth seven themes displayed in the realms of sense-making during transition. These themes are <i>Belief themes: Out of control</i>, <i>taking back life</i>, and <i>finding a place to belong</i>; the <i>Value themes:</i> <i>Finding the wherewithal to survive</i>, <i>discovering and reclaiming self</i>, and <i>accepting of accomplishments</i>; and the <i>Meaning-Making theme: Recognizing resolve</i>.</p><p dir="ltr">The quantitative results of this study indicated that there were significantly higher levels of persistence and personal mastery with those who told narratives framed positively as opposed to those who told narratives framed negatively. There was, however, no significance in their ability to shift or in their perceived constraints.</p>

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Die vorliegende Arbeit ist bis jetzt die einzige umfangreiche, wissenschaftliche Untersuchung über alleinerziehende Mütter in der Mongolei. Obwohl das Land im Jahr 2018 ein Wirtschaftswachstum von 6,4 % erzielte, hat ein hoher Anteil der Bevölkerung noch heute große Schwierigkeiten in ihrem alltäglichen Leben. Die Hauptursachen dafür sind politische Instabilität, Korruption, Arbeitslosigkeit und Armut. Diese Faktoren erschweren das Leben vieler Mongol*innen, vor allem der verwundbareren sozialen Gruppen, wie die der älteren Leute, der Familien von alleinstehenden Müttern und ihren Kindern. Aus diesem Grund gewinnt diese ethnographische Studie über die prekären geschlechtsspezifischen Lebensgrundlagen in den Wirtschaftstransformationsprozessen weiterhin an Bedeutung. Anhand der Diskurstheorie werden zunächst herrschende Moral- und Wertevorstellungen genauer analysiert. Auf Basis dieser theoretischen Grundlage wird das historische Bild alleinstehender Mütter von Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts über die sozialistische Zeit bis zur politischen Wende von 1990 untersucht. Dazu wurden sämtliche vorhandene Archivmaterialien und die einschlägige Literatur detailliert untersucht. Die ausführliche Darstellung von Lebenssituationen interviewter alleinstehender Mütter aus den verschiedenen Wohnorten des Landes bildet den Hauptteil der Arbeit. Darauf folgt eine Analyse der geschlechtsspezifischen Rollen ihrer Kinder im familiären Umfeld. Das aktuelle Bild der Männer, das seit dem Systemwechsel von 1990 den gesellschaftlichen Diskurs prägt, ergänzt die Arbeit. / This study is the only extensive ethnographic work to focus on the living conditions and experiences of single mothers in post-socialist Mongolia. Despite reaching an economic growth rate of 6.4 percent in 2018, the majority of Mongolia's population is still exposed to extreme economic precarity caused by political instability, corruption, unemployment and poverty. These compounded factors negatively impact the quality of life for many Mongolians and, in particular, affect vulnerable populations like e.g. the elderly, single-mother households and their children, etc. Consequently, this study will continue to increase in relevance as ethnography of precarious gendered livelihoods in economic transformation. At first, the author analyzes Mongolian concepts of morality and value by drawing on discourse theory. Based on this approach, the author also looks at historical images of single-mothers from the beginning of the 20th century throughout the socialist period until the political changes in the 1990s. The author has developed her insights from studying a wide array of archival material and relevant literature. The study presents a great number of case studies of lives lead by interviewed single-mothers in different places of Mongolia. This follows their children's gender-differentiated roles in detail within their respective environments. The empirical data is based on in-depth fieldwork. The study complements the women's discourses by also addressing the current images of men, which have been characterized by the public discourse since the social change.

The single-mother college student population has quietly grown to over two million undergraduate students over the last two decades, but most of them will not attain a degree. What has been missing is a better understanding of the lived experiences of successfully persisting single-mother college students as told by the women themselves. This phenomenological case study interviewed 11 students from a regional university in the southwestern portion of the United States. Four themes emerged as expressed by the participants themselves: "Just because you have a baby doesn't mean your life is over" (Rebekah); "In the middle of a test, my kid throws up" (Sarah); "They're building me to be independent" (Anna Maria); and "I'm really doing this" (Juno). Their synthesized lived experiences were expressed through the simile of a seasoned gymnast. Overall, they shared adeptness at resource management and problem solving, strategically using support while building resiliency and self-efficacy. This study of successfully persisting single-mother college students can aid institutions in improving their support mechanisms for these students.