Parenthood of young mothers without informal support

Majčinstvo mladih majki obilježeno je dvostrukim zahtjevima, s jedne strane oblikovanjem vlastitog identiteta i profesionalnog usmjerenja, a s druge strane brigom i skrbi za vlastito dijete. Pregledom literature socijalna podrška pokazala se kao značajan faktor uspješnog roditeljstva, te nedostatak iste predstavlja poveći rizik za maloljetne roditelje. Višestruki rizici javljaju se posebice kod onih majki koje nemaju dostupnu podršku od strane svoje obitelji. Oni se odnose na nezavršeno obrazovanje, materijalnu deprivaciju, razvijanje nesigurnog tipa privrženosti, emocionalne i kognitivne poteškoće njihove djece. Provedeno istraživanje nastojalo je dobiti uvid u doživljaje roditeljstva mladih majki bez neformalne podrške kroz doživljaj životnih uloga, socijalne podrške te kvalitete odnosa s djecom. Podaci su se prikupljali metodom polu-strukturiranog intervjua, te obrađivani kvalitativnom analizom. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 6 mladih majki (N=6) koje se nalaze na smještaju u dječjem domu unutar majčinskog odjela. Nalazi istraživanja pokazuju kako mlade majke izražavaju uglavnom pozitivno gledanje na ulogu majke te im ona, odnosno potrebe njihovog djeteta predstavljaju prioritet. Ističu želju za obrazovanjem, zaposlenjem i samostalnošću u odgoju djeteta. Prijavljuju doživljavanje emocionalne, informacijske i instrumentalne socijalne podrške, najviše od strane stručnjaka u domu, a u mnogo manjoj mjeri od strane obitelji, prijatelja i partnera. Mlade majke doživljavaju odnos s djetetom ispunjavajuće te opažaju različite djetetove karakteristike i potrebe na koje nastoje odgovoriti. Neke iskazuju korištenje određenih razvojno nepoželjnoh odgojnih postupaka.Young motherhood is characterized by double requirements. On the one hand, by shaping young mothers' identity and professional orientation, and on the other hand, taking care of and caring for her own child. Overwhelming literature shows that social support has proven to be a significant factor in successful parenting, and the lack of social support presents an increased risk for juvenile parents. Multiple risks occur especially in those mothers who do not have available support from their families concerning unfinished education, material deprivation, the development of an insecure type of affection, the emotional and cognitive difficulties of their children. The ongoing research was designed to gain insight into the experience of parenting by young mothers without informal support through the experience of life roles, perceived social support and quality of relationships with their children. The data were collected by a semi-structured interview method and processed by qualitative analysis. Six young mothers (N = 6) participated in the study, located in a child's home within the maternity section. Findings show that young mothers have a rather positive view of the mother's role, making their child's needs a priority. They emphasize the desire for education, employment and autonomy in child upbringing. They report experienced emotional, information and instrumental social support, mostly by institutional specialists, and less by family, friends, and partners. Relationship with a child was ecperienced like fulfilling experience with ability of well-observing child characteristics and needs as well as responding to them. Certain negative behaviors were noted when educational practices were involved