"It is not the end of my life": positive identity (re)constructions among young mothers in rural South-Western Nigeria
"It is not the end of my life": positive identity (re)constructions among young mothers in rural South-Western Nigeria
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DOI：
10.1080/02673843.2023.2301579
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发表时间：
2024-12-31
影响因子：
4.5
通讯作者：
Hoggart，Lesley
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作者：
Oluseye，Ayomide;Waterhouse，Philippa;Hoggart，Lesley
关于生育时间的社会规范意味着年轻母亲往往被视为与众不同和消极的陈规定型观念。从西南部的数据尼日利亚，本文探讨了未婚年轻女性的身份（重建）的背景下，年轻母亲的负面社会表征的建设。半结构化的采访进行了24个年轻的母亲，使用照片启发作为一种补充方法。结果显示，尽管面临社会耻辱，一些年轻母亲能够挑战消极的社会陈规定型观念，重新定义她们作为母亲所面临的挑战，并为自己构建积极的母亲身份。我们的研究结果提供了对耻辱和身份形成之间复杂相互作用的见解，并为可持续干预和社会支持提供建议，以增强尼日利亚年轻母亲的权能。
Social norms around the timing of motherhood mean that young mothers are often viewed as different and negatively stereotyped. Drawing on data from South-Western Nigeria, this paper explores unmarried young women’s identity (re)construction in the context of the negative societal representations of young motherhood. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 young mothers, using photo-elicitation as a complementary method. The results revealed that despite facing social stigma, some young mothers were able to challenge negative societal stereotypes, reframe the challenges they faced as mothers and construct positive maternal identities for themselves. Our findings offer insights into the complex interplay between stigma and identity formation and provide recommendations for sustainable interventions and social support to empower young mothers in Nigeria.