Anknytningsrepresentationer och upplevelser av social acceptans hos ensamstående kvinnor som planerar eller överväger att få barn, som väntar barn eller som har fått barn genom assisterad befruktning (donatorinsemination) - En pilotstudie
(2014) PSPT02 20141Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- The main aim of this pilot study was to explore inner representations of attachment in single women in Sweden that were planning to have children, that were expecting children or that have had children on their own through assisted reproduction (donor insemination). Experiences of social acceptance regarding their choice to parent alone were also examined. The methods used were The Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), the self report questionnaire: Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR-R) and questions to report experiences of social acceptance. Of the eleven women that participated, five (45,5 %) were classified with a secure/autonomous attachment pattern (F), five (45,5 %) were classified with a dismissive attachment pattern (Ds) and one... (More)
- The main aim of this pilot study was to explore inner representations of attachment in single women in Sweden that were planning to have children, that were expecting children or that have had children on their own through assisted reproduction (donor insemination). Experiences of social acceptance regarding their choice to parent alone were also examined. The methods used were The Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), the self report questionnaire: Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR-R) and questions to report experiences of social acceptance. Of the eleven women that participated, five (45,5 %) were classified with a secure/autonomous attachment pattern (F), five (45,5 %) were classified with a dismissive attachment pattern (Ds) and one (9 %) was classified with a preoccupied attachment pattern (E). Participants were classified as dismissive to a larger extent, and to a lower extent as secure/autonomous compared to normative data findings. No differences were found between the two groups (Ds and F) ECR-R-scores. All participants were scored high for role reversal with both their mothers and their fathers. All women reported high degrees of social acceptance regarding their choice to parent alone. Although the degrees of reported social acceptance tended to decrease as interactions with the society got more complex. Those with a secure attachment pattern (F) reported higher degrees of social acceptance than those with a dismissive attachment pattern (Ds). Degrees of insecurity in the women’s attachment representations could be associated with more vulnerability to social resistance and more reported difficulties, therefore there may be particular patterns of vulnerability in women who choose to parent alone, encompassing both their past attachment related experiences and their current thinking. In combination with experiences of social resistance regarding the choice to parent alone, these attachment patterns could increase the risk for stress in this particular group of parents. By expected legislative changes, the group of single-mothers-by-choice will most likely soon grow larger. Thus, higher awareness of possible sources of vulnerability and strength in these parents is motivated, in order to best support them in their transition to parenthood. (Less)
- Popular Abstract (Swedish)
- Huvudsyftet med denna pilotstudie var att undersöka anknytningsrepresentationer hos ensamstående kvinnor i Sverige som planerar eller överväger att skaffa barn, som väntar barn eller som har fått barn genom assisterad befruktning (donatorinsemination). Upplevelser av social acceptans relaterat till deras val att frivilligt bli ensamstående mödrar undersöktes också. Som metod användes Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), självrapporteringsformuläret: Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR-R) samt frågor för rapportering av upplevelser av social acceptans. Av de elva kvinnor som deltog i studien klassificerades fem deltagare (45,5%) med en säker/autonom anknytning (F), fem deltagare (45,5 %) klassificerades med en avvisande/undvikande... (More)
- Huvudsyftet med denna pilotstudie var att undersöka anknytningsrepresentationer hos ensamstående kvinnor i Sverige som planerar eller överväger att skaffa barn, som väntar barn eller som har fått barn genom assisterad befruktning (donatorinsemination). Upplevelser av social acceptans relaterat till deras val att frivilligt bli ensamstående mödrar undersöktes också. Som metod användes Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), självrapporteringsformuläret: Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR-R) samt frågor för rapportering av upplevelser av social acceptans. Av de elva kvinnor som deltog i studien klassificerades fem deltagare (45,5%) med en säker/autonom anknytning (F), fem deltagare (45,5 %) klassificerades med en avvisande/undvikande anknytning (Ds) och en deltagare (9 %) klassificerades med en ångestfylld/ambivalent anknytning (E). Vid jämförelse med normativa data klassificerades deltagarna i större utsträckning med en avvisande/undvikande (Ds) anknytningsstil och i lägre utsträckning med en säker/autonom (F) anknytningsstil. Inga skillnader hittades mellan de två gruppernas (Ds och F) ECR-poäng. Samtliga deltagare fick höga poäng för rollombytlighet i relation till både sina mödrar och sina fäder. Samtliga kvinnor rapporterade hög grad av social acceptans relaterat till deras val att bli föräldrar på egen hand även om graden av rapporterad social acceptans tenderade att minska i takt med att interaktioner med samhället blev mer komplexa. De med en säker/autonom (F) anknytningsstil rapporterade högre grad av social acceptans än de med en avvisande/undvikande (Ds) anknytningsstil. Kvinnornas anknytningsrepresentationer kan vara associerade med en högre grad av sårbarhet för socialt motstånd och det kan finnas specifika mönster av sårbarhet hos frivilligt ensamstående mödrar och kvinnor som befinner sig i övergången till föräldraskap som frivilligt ensamstående, både i relation till tidigare anknytningserfarenheter och nuvarande sätt att tänka kring nära relationer. I kombination kan detta utgöra en risk för ökad stress hos dessa föräldrar. I takt med förväntade lagändringar förväntas gruppen frivilligt ensamstående mödrar öka och det är motiverat med en högre medvetenhet rörande möjliga källor till sårbarhet och styrkor hos dessa föräldrar för att man på bästa sätt skall kunna stödja dem i deras föräldrablivande och föräldraskap. (Less)
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- author
- Svensson, Charlotta LU
- supervisor
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- Elia Psouni LU
- organization
- course
- PSPT02 20141
- year
- 2014
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- transition to parenthood, social resistance, social acceptance, adult attachment, Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), Single Mothers by Choice, assisted reproduction, donor insemination (DI), family psychology, parenthood, becoming a parent, anknytning hos vuxna, frivilligt ensamstående mödrar, assisterad befruktning, donatorinsemination, familjepsykologi, föräldrablivande, föräldraskap, social acceptans, socialt motstånd, övergången till föräldraskap
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 4587833
- date added to LUP
- 2014-08-28 11:44:59
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- 2014-08-28 11:44:59
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author = {{Svensson, Charlotta}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Anknytningsrepresentationer och upplevelser av social acceptans hos ensamstående kvinnor som planerar eller överväger att få barn, som väntar barn eller som har fått barn genom assisterad befruktning (donatorinsemination) - En pilotstudie}},
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