Psychosemantic study of the image of the mother among young mothers
https://doi.org/10.18384/2310-7235-2022-4-75-88
Abstract
Aim.To reveal the features of the semantic representations of the image of the mother among young mothers who have the first experience of motherhood.
Methodology. The key research method was the method of semantic differential and factor analysis. The main content of the study made it possible to study the content of the subjective coloring of the image of a «good» and «ideal» mother among young mothers.
Results. According to the conclusion of the author of the article, young mothers’ understanding of the phenomenon of motherhood semantically contains the subjective connotation of the image of a «good» and «ideal» mother. Age differences were found in respondents’ evaluative representations: intergroup comparison of bipolar scales of the semantic differential, identification of statistically significant differences and similarities of the poles. The connotation of the image of «good» is expressed by scales “joyful and cold” (1 gr.), “weak and warm” (2 gr.), “strong, sad and warm” (3 gr.). The image of an «ideal» mother is characterized by the scales “strong and beautiful” (1 gr.), “sad and warm” (2 gr.), “sad and cold mother” (3 gr.). The results obtained emphasize the subjective aspect of the connotation of motherhood, which has age-specific features.
Research implications. The results of the research can be useful for the psychological analysis of motherhood in the practice of a psychologist.
About the Author
O. A. Kamzina
Samara National Research University named after Academician S. N. Korolev
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Oksana A. Kamzina – Senior Lecturer, the Department of Social Psychology
ul. Academica Pavlova, 1, Samara, 443011
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