Experiences of Counselor Education Doctoral Student Mothers With Young Children

We explored the mothering experiences of 11 counselor education doctoral student mothers who have at least one young child under the age of 5. Six themes emerged from the study, including ambivalence, increased use of coping mechanisms, striving for balance, “superwoman syndrome,” indistinguishable...

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Published inCounselor education and supervision Vol. 59; no. 4; pp. 267 - 282
Main Authors Lundquist, Brooke, Rubel, Deborah, Ng, Kok‐Mun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Wiley 01.12.2020
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
Child Rearing
Coping
Counselor education
Counselor Training
doctoral student mothers
Doctoral Students
feminism
Graduate students
Mothers
multiple roles
Parent Responsibility
Parent Role
Parents & parenting
Role Models
Student Attitudes
Student Responsibility
Student Role
Young Children
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Summary:We explored the mothering experiences of 11 counselor education doctoral student mothers who have at least one young child under the age of 5. Six themes emerged from the study, including ambivalence, increased use of coping mechanisms, striving for balance, “superwoman syndrome,” indistinguishable roles, and leading by example.
ISSN:0011-0035
1556-6978
DOI:10.1002/ceas.12188