A Comparison of Maternal Stress Indicators for Women Mothering from Afar and Proximally

Chelli Plummer ()
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Chelli Plummer: Johnson and Wales University, USA

Scientia Moralitas Journal, 2023, vol. 8, issue 2, 168-190

Abstract: This paper examines several indices of maternal stress to answer the question, Does where a child resides affect the stress a mother experiences in parenting? The analysis focuses on maternal self-report measures using the Maternal Separation Anxiety Scale and its three subscales. Additionally, I argue that career salience, or the importance one places on one’s career, offers a protective measure to maternal stress. In the remainder of the paper, I will review the literature on long distance mothering, deployment parenting and maternal stress and then introduce the research study, discuss the findings and results, and make suggestions for policy reforms.

Keywords: maternal stress; MSAS; deployment military; career salience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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