Mom Shaming : A Mental Health Analysis Of Young Moms Who Are In Makassar City
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mom shaming, mental health, emotional condition, psychological condition, social condition and young mothers.Abstract
Background. Mom Shaming is still widely found in the form of criticism and negative comments that are demeaning and belittling mothers in every decision made on childcare patterns, young age and lack of previous experience in taking care of children make mothers often doubted. This has an impact on the mental health of young mothers which affects emotional well-being, psychological well-being and social well-being.
Aim. This study aims to analyze the mental health of young mothers who are victims of mom shaming based on their emotional state, psychological state and social state.
Methods. Qualitative research with a phenomenological study approach. The informants in this study were 9 young mothers who were victims of mom shaming recruited using the snowball sampling method. The data were gathered through in-depth interviews, observations, and documentation, and subsequently analyzed using thematic descriptive analysis.
Results. This study shows the mental health status of young mothers who are victims of mom shaming, namely 2 people with good mental health status, 4 people with moderate mental health status and 3 people with poor mental health status. This negatively affects mental health, as young mothers exhibit symptoms of depression, including feelings of sadness, frequent crying, hopelessness, low self-esteem, social withdrawal, guilt toward their children, and negative self-perceptions (such as viewing themselves as bad or failed mothers). Additionally, the experience of mom shaming was found to impact emotional, psychological, and social well-being.The perpetrators of mom shaming are the closest people, in-laws, siblings, sisters-in-law, neightbors and coworkers.
Conclusion. Mom shaming affects the mental health of young mothers which has an impact on emotional conditions, psychological conditions and social conditions. It is expected that victims of mom shaming should improve their abilities and skills in parenting to be more courageous and confident to fight the perpetrators of mom shaming.
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