Readjusting one's life in the tension inherent in work and motherhood

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2151-2160

  Alstveit, Marit ^a   Severinsson, Elisabeth ^b   Karlsen, Bjørg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Employed; First time mother; Hermeneutics; Maternity leave; Public health nurse; Well being; Work

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; FAMILY LEAVE; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NORWAY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ROLE PLAYING; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NORWAY; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PARENTAL LEAVE; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ROLE; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN, WORKING; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052266218     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05660.x     Document Type: Article

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