Parenting Stress in Women with Children in Adolescence

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of women with adolescent children regarding the stress of parenting during adolescence. The research was conducted as a qualitative study using a phenomenological approach, involving individual interviews with ten women who have successful adolescent children. The data obtained from these interviews were evaluated through thematic analysis. According to the research findings, parenting stress is categorized into five areas related to the parent: attitudes towards the period, personality traits, competence, sources of life stress, and coping strategies. In terms of the child, it is categorized into four areas: the child's emotional characteristics, academic achievement/school life, the child's strengths and weaknesses, and the child's social characteristics. Within the parent-child relationship theme, five categories were identified: the child's relationship with the other parent, the child's attitude towards the parent, changes in parental roles, the child's relationships with siblings, and changing relationships.

Keywords

• Phenomenology
• adolescent
• adolescence
• parenting stress
• women

Ergenlik Döneminde Çocuğu Olan Kadınlarda Ebeveynlik Stresi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı ergenlik döneminde çocuğu olan kadınların ergen çocuk yetiştirme stresiyle ilgili deneyimlerinin araştırılmasıdır. Nitel araştırma kapsamında yer alan fenomenolojik yöntemle tasarlanan çalışmada ergenlik döneminde çocuğu olan 10 kadınla derinlemesine bireysel görüşmeler yapılmıştır. Görüşmelerden elde edilen veriler tematik analiz ile değerlendirilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre ebeveynlik stresinin ebeveyn temasında döneme ilişkin tutum, kişilik özellikleri, yetkinlik, yaşamsal stres kaynakları ve baş etme yöntemleri olmak üzere beş kategori; çocuk temasında çocuğun duygusal özellikleri, çocuğun sosyal özellikleri, akademik başarısı/okul yaşamı, çocuğun güçlü ve zayıf yönleri, olmak üzere dört kategori; ebeveyn çocuk ilişkisi temasında ise çocuğun diğer ebeveynle ilişkisi, çocuğun kardeşleri ile ilişkileri, çocuğun ebeveyne yönelik tutumu, ebeveyn rollerinde değişim ve değişen ilişkiler olmak üzere beş kategoriye ulaşılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlar ergenlik döneminde çocuğu olan kadınların ebeveynlik rollerinden kaynaklanan streslerini anlamada ve ergen çocuklar ile aileleri için planlanacak önleyici çalışmalarda kullanılabilir.

Keywords

• Fenomenoloji
• ergen
• ergenlik dönemi
• ebeveynlik stresi
• kadınlar

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