Development of first-time mothers' sense of shared identity and integration with other mothers in their neighbourhood

Stevenson, C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2438-6425, Seppälä, T, Riikonen, R, Finell, E and Paajanen, P, 2021. Development of first-time mothers' sense of shared identity and integration with other mothers in their neighbourhood. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology. ISSN 1099-1298

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Abstract

Mothers' social integration with other mothers in the same residential area has been shown to be beneficial for their health and well-being. The socio-psychological resources afforded by other mothers aid the transition to motherhood. However, much less is known about the processes whereby mothers integrate with other local mothers. Therefore, we analysed first-time mothers’ experiences of social integration with other mothers in the same neighbourhood. Through three waves of semi-structured interviews, we followed eight Finnish first-time mothers' everyday lives for a year. The narrative analysis of these longitudinal interviews revealed three story types – social integration, social exclusion and social disconnection – that depicted mothers' different experiences of integration with other local mothers. The perceived similarity of experiences, goals and interests related to motherhood enhanced the development of a shared sense of identity and supported integration with other local mothers. We discuss our findings in relation to the social identity model of identity change (SIMIC).

Item Type:	Journal article
Alternative Title:	New mothers' narratives of social integration [running title]
Publication Title:	Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology
Creators:	Stevenson, C., Seppälä, T., Riikonen, R., Finell, E. and Paajanen, P.
Publisher:	Wiley
Date:	14 December 2021
ISSN:	1099-1298
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1002/casp.2592 DOI 1500435 Other
Rights:	© 2021 The Authors. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Linda Sullivan
Date Added:	02 Dec 2021 10:51
Last Modified:	06 Jan 2022 13:34
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/45032

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