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: Received: 2 October 2023 / Approved: 2 October 2023 / Online: 3 October 2023 (09:18:47 CEST)
How to cite:
Al Oraini, B. Motherhood, Disability, and Employment: Understanding the Workplace Experiences of Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disabilities. Preprints2023, 2023100088. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0088.v1
Al Oraini, B. Motherhood, Disability, and Employment: Understanding the Workplace Experiences of Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disabilities. Preprints 2023, 2023100088. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0088.v1
Al Oraini, B. Motherhood, Disability, and Employment: Understanding the Workplace Experiences of Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disabilities. Preprints2023, 2023100088. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0088.v1
APA Style
Al Oraini, B. (2023). Motherhood, Disability, and Employment: Understanding the Workplace Experiences of Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disabilities. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0088.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Al Oraini, B. 2023 "Motherhood, Disability, and Employment: Understanding the Workplace Experiences of Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disabilities" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0088.v1
Abstract
: This study investigates the workplace experiences of mothers of children with intellectual disabilities. These mothers may face challenges in balancing motherhood, disability, and employment. Therefore, it is important to understand the challenges they are facing and the mechanisms they use to cope with caregiving and work responsibilities in managing the stress that develops throughout this ongoing experience. The purpose of this research was to investigate the workplace experiences of single mothers of children with intellectual disabilities. A review of the literature was conducted. For this research, a qualitative methodology was adopted to gain an in-depth understanding of the mothers’ experiences. A narrative method was used for data collection. Thematic analysis was utilized to obtain a clear understanding. The findings suggest that mothers of children with intellectual disabilities face difficulties in balancing between caregiving for their child with a disability and their job responsibilities, in addition to showing that there is a lack of flexibility in the workplace, less awareness from colleagues and bosses of the challenges these mothers face, and a lack of organizational legislation that supports these mothers. According to our findings, workplaces should provide assistance to mothers of children with intellectual disabilities in order to ensure that they are not disadvantaged in their employment.
Keywords
organization and management; life-work-conflict theory; mental health; female; human resources; qualitative; child
Subject
Business, Economics and Management, Business and Management
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
