Family stressors and motivation to have a child versus parental stress of mothers
Bogusława Lachowska,
Marta Waluda
Abstract:Introduction: Mothers differ greatly in their psychological adjustment to parenting, with some mothers being more stressed than others. This study aimed to investigate the role of family life stressors related to the relationship with children and spouse, and the motivation to have children in predicting parenting stress for mothers. The project is based on the parental stress theory and the SDT self-determination theory. We examined whether motivation to have children plays a mediating role in the relationshi… Show more
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