SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS INFLUENCING WOMEN’S ADAPTATION TO MOTHERHOOD DURING THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD
Keywords:
adaptation to motherhood, postpartum period, maternal identity, social support, emotional burnout, postpartum depression, resilience, parental stressAbstract
This article analyzes the socio-psychological factors influencing women’s adaptation to motherhood during the postpartum period. In contemporary psychology, adaptation to motherhood is interpreted as a complex, multidimensional, and dynamic process associated with the acceptance of a new social role, changes in family relationships, and the formation of the “mother–child” dyad. Based on scientific sources, the study highlights the phenomena of maternal identity, maternal self-efficacy, social support, parental stress, and emotional burnout.
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