Just A Mom?

This study grew out of a personal desire to produce a
work that studied the life satisfaction of
stay-at-home mothers. This
research project is a qualitative study of the
experience of being a stay-at-home mother. The
purpose of this study is to provide a narrative view
of at-home mothering based on the variables of
identity, isolation, social support, well-being and
life satisfaction, in addition to parenting at least
one pre -school child. The perceived status of
mothers and the value of their work are some of the
factors included in this study as a historical
foundation of the experience of motherhood. This
study found a connection between a strong and varied
social support system, which appeared to lower
isolation, and increase the well-being and life
satisfaction of the mothers in this study. The data
indicated that overall these mothers were satisfied
with their decision and experienced the role
positively.

Autorentext

Karis Pearson Fitch has a M.A. in Counseling Psychology fromBethel University, St. Paul, Minnesota. She has also has a M.A.in Psychology, with an emphasis in Clinical Psychology fromFielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, California whereshe is working on her PhD.

Klappentext

This study grew out of a personal desire to produce awork that studied the life satisfaction ofstay-at-home mothers. Thisresearch project is a qualitative study of theexperience of being a stay-at-home mother. Thepurpose of this study is to provide a narrative viewof at-home mothering based on the variables ofidentity, isolation, social support, well-being andlife satisfaction, in addition to parenting at leastone "pre"-school child. The perceived status ofmothers and the value of their work are some of thefactors included in this study as a historicalfoundation of the experience of motherhood. Thisstudy found a connection between a strong and variedsocial support system, which appeared to lowerisolation, and increase the well-being and lifesatisfaction of the mothers in this study. The dataindicated that overall these mothers were satisfiedwith their decision and experienced the rolepositively.