Defensive Mothering in HIV-Positive Mothers

The grounded theory study discussed in this article provides an explanatory schema that illuminates the mothering experiences of women living with HIV infection. Eighteen HIV-positive mothers provided 24 in-depth interviews. The grounded theory method was used for data analysis. Defensive mothering...

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Published inQualitative health research Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 243 - 258
Main Authors Ingram, Deborah, Hutchinson, Sally A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01.03.1999
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
AIDS/HIV
Defensive behaviour
Female
Grounded theory
Health technology assessment
HIV
HIV Seropositivity - psychology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Maternal Behavior - psychology
Mother-Child Relations
Mothering
Mothers
Psychology
Qualitative research
Role
Stereotyping
Women
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Summary:The grounded theory study discussed in this article provides an explanatory schema that illuminates the mothering experiences of women living with HIV infection. Eighteen HIV-positive mothers provided 24 in-depth interviews. The grounded theory method was used for data analysis. Defensive mothering was the basic social psychological process that these HIV-positive mothers used in response to their diagnosis and the inherent stigma. Their defensive posture afforded these mothers and their children some degree of psychological protection. Defensive mothering involved much mental work and included three subprocesses: preventing the spread of HIV, preparing the children for a motherless future, and protecting themselves through thought control.
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ISSN:1049-7323
1552-7557
DOI:10.1177/104973299129121811