“More Than Just a Manicure” Qualitative Experiences of Maternal Self-Care During COVID-19
Elizabeth S. Lax, Marianna Graziosi, Ayla N. Gioia, Vinushini Arunagiri, Sarah A. Novak · 2023
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Elizabeth Lax and four co-authors studied how mothers of very young children cared for themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic, in a 2023 study. Mothers of children aged three and under faced a high risk of parental burnout in those years. Little work had mapped what self-care they actually managed, or what blocked it.
The team coded spoken accounts from 717 mothers into a shared framework. Beauty and personal care acts came first among the self-care steps mothers used. Lack of childcare and lack of time were the two chief barriers. Social support was the most named helper, yet the pandemic cut access to both activities and support. The authors urge programs that build support networks around mothers and guard time for recovery, above all in times of high stress.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Elizabeth S. Lax, Marianna Graziosi, Ayla N. Gioia, Vinushini Arunagiri, Sarah A. Novak |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |