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Att få sitt första barn under Covid-19 pandemin
University of Skövde, School of Health Sciences.
University of Skövde, School of Health Sciences.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
To have the first child during the Covid-19 pandemic (English)
Abstract [sv]

Under covid-19 pandemin har människors vardag påverkas i varierande grad, inte minst för nyblivna mammor. Aktiviteter, mötesplatser och andra sociala arenor som riktar sig mot föräldralediga, har under stora delar av pandemin varit helt inställda. Syftet med studien var därför att skapa förståelse för hur nyblivna mammor upplever att covid-19 pandemins restriktioner och råd som riktat sig mot nyblivna föräldrars begränsade sociala aktiviteter eventuellt har haft effekt på nyblivna mammors möjligheter att skapa en positiv social identitet utifrån medlemskap i den social kategorin “mamma”. Studien är kvalitativ, genomfördes med socialpsykologisk inriktning och har studerats med hjälp av socialidentitetsteori och socialt stöd. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med tio nyblivna mammor. Resultatet visade att flera av respondenterna upplevde att pandemins restriktioner gällande aktiviteter för föräldralediga påverkat upplevelsen av föräldraledigheten i negativ riktning. De flesta hade trots det hittat andra strategier för att upprätta social gemenskap och känna tillhörighet och således skapa en positiv social identitet som mamma. Några av respondenterna beskrev hur de fått möjlighet att umgås mer ensamma med sitt barn och därmed skapa ett starkare band mellan sig och barnet, vilket ansågs vara en positiv aspekt av pandemins restriktioner. Socialt stöd anses vara av stor vikt i nyblivet föräldraskap samt var en bidragande orsak till att respondenterna blev trygga i mammarollen trots pandemins restriktioner som påverkat möjligheten till aktiviteter för nyblivna mammor. 

Abstract [en]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people's everyday lives have been affected to varying degrees, not least for new mothers. Activities, meeting places and other social arenas aimed at parents on parental leave, have during large parts of the pandemic have been completely cancelled. The purpose of the study was therefore to create an understanding of how new mothers feel that covid-19 pandemic restrictions and advice aimed at newparents' limited social activities may have had an effect on new mothers' opportunities to create a positive social identity based on membership in the social category "mother". The study is qualitative, was conducted with a social psychology focus and has been studied using social identity theory and social support. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten new mothers. The results showed that several of the respondents felt that the pandemic's restrictions on activities for parental leave had a negative impact on the experience of parental leave. Most people had nevertheless found other strategies to create social community and feel belonging and thus create a positive social identity as a mother. Some of the respondents described how they had the opportunity to spend more time alone with their child and therefore create a stronger bond between themselves and the child, which was considered a positive aspect of the pandemic's restrictions. Social support is considered to be of great importance in new parenting and was a contributing factor in the respondents becoming safe in the role of mother despite the pandemic restrictions that affected the possibility of activities for new mothers.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 46
Keywords [en]
social identity, social support, Covid -19, new parenting
Keywords [sv]
social identitet, socialt stöd, Covid -19, nyblivet föräldraskap
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Social Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-21152OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-21152DiVA, id: diva2:1659423
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Social Psychology
Educational program
Social Psychology - Study Programme
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Available from: 2022-05-19 Created: 2022-05-19 Last updated: 2022-05-19Bibliographically approved

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