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Description: Our research considers how the ‘burdens of care’ shouldered by mothers during the pandemic exact a toll on mothers’ mental health and well-being. The thematic focus in this article centres on emergent narratives voiced by Island mothers who may be feeling as though they are “languishing” as the pandemic lingers on. Our results lend support to existing studies but take a new approach in highlighting the impacts the pandemic has had on the mental well-being of mothers who may be neither “flourishing” nor clinically depressed, but whose feelings about their caregiving responsibilities may be situated in a liminal or in between space, knowing the potential of a downward spiral exists and is cause for concern. In short, our data suggests mothers’ perceptions of their caregiving responsibilities during COVID evoke feelings we liken to “languishing”. Situated in the context of historical and ongoing dismissals of these gendered experiences, these findings represent an opportunity to take individual stories and complaints of “languishing” seriously as they are rendered more visible and universal due to the pandemic, and address potential vulnerabilities associated with maternal health and well-being as we move towards a post-pandemic moment.
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Subject: Anderson, Gillian, Vancouver Island University, Lafrenière, Sylvie, Wood, Whitney
Group: COVID-19 Research
Creator: Anderson, Gillian, Lafrenière, Sylvie, Wood, Whitney
Publisher: Journal of Motherhood Studies
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: Article
Date: 2021
Note: This article was published in the Journal of Mother Studies in 2021, available online: https://jourms.org/languishing-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-maternal-well-being/
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