The Relationship Between the Social Support Perceived by the Mothers and Their Motherhood Experience

Objective: Becoming a mother, is one of the most important developmental events in a woman’s life. This study, by making Turkish validityand reliability study of Being a Mother scale which was developed by Matthey, was conducted methodologically and analytically in order todetermine social support which mothers perceived and motherhood experiences.Methods: The study universe consists of 588 volunteer mothers, who have a child between 0-3 year range, that holds the criteria for thestudy and applied September 2015-March 1016 University Training and Research Hospital. Data was gathered with question form, which wasprepared by researchers, Being a Mother Scale (BaM 13) and Multi-dimensional Perceived Social Support Scale (MDPSSS). Data were evaluatedwith the help of IBM SPSS Statistics 23 and IBM SPSS AMOS 23 statistics programs.Results: It was determined that 45.7% of mothers remain in the 28-34 year range and 47.1% were primary school graduates. It was seen thatthe Being a Mother Scale has good psychometric characteristics. It was determined that the model, which consists of 25 statements with 6factors integrated structure of Being a Mother Scale and Multidimensional Perceived Social Support, generally fits for the research purposes.Conclusions: As a result of the validity and reliability study of the Being a Mother scale, it was seen that it is applicable for Turkish society. Adecrease of satisfaction from motherhood was determined accordingly decreasing social support.

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  • Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 4 Sayı
  • Başlangıç: 2011
  • Yayıncı: Marmara Üniversitesi
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