Changing Lone Parenthood Patterns: New Challenges for Policy and Research

Letablier, Marie Thérèse; Wall, Karin

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-63295-7_2

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“…Moreover, there is a need to include single parents and same-sex couples in further studies using this scale, taking into account previous evidence showing that the experiences of transition into parenthood among these particular populations may be shaped by cultural tensions between the dominant heterosexual perspectives, and their own norms and expectations. 37 38 …”

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Reproductive trajectories and social-biological dimensions in parenthood: Portuguese version of the Meaning of Parenthood scale

Henriques

Samorinha

Ramos

et al. 2020

Porto Biomedical Journal

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Background: Public meanings attributed to parenthood may shape individuals’ family planning and how involuntary childlessness is supported by governmental policies. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of reproductive trajectories and gender in the meanings attributed to parenthood, and to assess the psychometric characteristics of the Portuguese version of the Meaning of Parenthood (MOP) scale. Methods: The sample comprised 754 participants: 246 young adults without children; 51 fathers and 159 mothers of adolescent children conceived spontaneously; and 149 infertile heterosexual couples. The scale was self-administered. Higher scores indicate attributing greater importance to parenthood to fulfill identity needs at individual, marital and social levels. Psychometric characteristics were analyzed through exploratory factor analysis; Cronbach alpha (α) assessed internal consistency. Results: Two dimensions of the MOP scale emerged, with good internal consistency (α ≥ 0.70): biological (importance of parenthood to fulfill reproductive needs as a biological being); social (importance of parenthood arising from social reproduction). Young adults attributed less importance to parenthood to fulfill both biological and social needs. The biological dimension was valued more than the social dimension in all subsamples; men highly valued the biological dimension compared to women. Conclusions: Family planning needs to focus on a reasonable balance between biological and social dimensions of parenthood. The reinforcement of public policies providing the necessary conditions for human reproduction is essential to reverse declining fertility rates.

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Reproductive trajectories and social-biological dimensions in parenthood: Portuguese version of the Meaning of Parenthood scale

Henriques

Samorinha

Ramos

et al. 2020

Porto Biomedical Journal

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“…The age of 55 concerns labour market attachment, which weakens rapidly after 55, showing a different sociological reality that is not the focus of this chapter. We additionally restrict our sample to those who do not live together with a partner and who live with one or more (own or step) children younger than 18 or younger than 25 if they do not have a labour market income (Letablier and Wall 2017). We ended up with a sample of 2602 lone mothers 3 , representing 34% of the original CBSS Datawarehouse sample of women aged 25-55 in 2004. For the first analytical step, we refer to the theoretical and methodological framework of sequence analysis, which considers individual processes unfolding over time -understood as a whole -as the primary unit of analysis.…”

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Lone Mothers in Belgium: Labor Force Attachment and Risk Factors

Struffolino

Mortelmans

2017

Lone Parenthood in the Life Course

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“…Knowledge about solo mothers' postnatal caring experiences is scarce, and this study adds important knowledge about a group of women that will probably increase in number in line with a higher average age at childbirth and a changing family structure. 35 Our sample consisted of nine women from a hard-toreach population and can be characterized as a small-scale convenience sample. The sample included women living in urban and rural areas in various parts of Norway and we found that it demonstrated sufficient information power to elucidate the study aim.…”

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<p>Solo Mothers After Assisted Conception and Their Experiences with Postnatal Care</p>

Jacobsen

Vik

Dahl

2020

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Purpose: To explore solo mothers' postnatal caring experiences. Patients and Methods: A qualitative interview study including nine solo mothers living in six different counties in Norway. The mothers had a total of twelve children conceived through assisted fertilization and donor sperm. Systematic text condensation was used to analyze the data. Results: The first theme described how the decision to be a solo mother entailed responsibility and rendered solo mothers vulnerable. Secondly, it was valuable, but sometimes surprising, to be met with care and interest, but, and finally, bending standard rules and regulation of the postnatal ward proved necessary to fit the needs of solo mothers. Conclusion: Solo mothers see themselves as different from other mothers, and the results of this study underline that solo mothers' individual needs are not always met in postnatal care.

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Changing Lone Parenthood Patterns: New Challenges for Policy and Research

Cited by 26 publications

References 16 publications

Reproductive trajectories and social-biological dimensions in parenthood: Portuguese version of the Meaning of Parenthood scale

Reproductive trajectories and social-biological dimensions in parenthood: Portuguese version of the Meaning of Parenthood scale

Lone Mothers in Belgium: Labor Force Attachment and Risk Factors

<p>Solo Mothers After Assisted Conception and Their Experiences with Postnatal Care</p>

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