Others matter when mothers return: An investigation of relational movement and its role in post-maternity leave reentry transitions

IF 5.2 1区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
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Post-maternity leave reentry, the period when mothers return to work following a maternity leave, is a profound transition in a woman's life that often sets the foundation for her work and career progression. While scholars have looked at the intraindividual aspects of this transition, the experience of reentry extends beyond the returning mother. This transition occurs in a dynamic relational and organizational system that impacts a returning mother's adjustment to work. In this study, we bring relational dynamics to the forefront of this transition as we examine how and why returning mothers' work-based relationships shift during reentry and the implications this has for returning mothers' readjustment. Drawing on qualitative data from academic mothers' retrospective accounts of their reentry transitions, our findings reveal that returning mothers experience relational movement, defined as perceived shifts in one's relational experiences. Our findings provide evidence of how relational movement plays a role in facilitating returning mothers' well-being as they readjust to work. Our theorizing of how and why relational movement occurs during reentry transitions brings to focus the complex, changing nature of women's relationships with colleagues during this time, as well as implications for women's broader workplace and career experiences.

母亲回归时,他人很重要:对关系流动及其在产假后重返社会中的作用的调查
产假后重返工作岗位,即母亲在休完产假后重返工作岗位的时期,是妇女生活中的一次深刻转变,往往为其工作和职业发展奠定了基础。虽然学者们关注的是这一转变的个人内部方面,但重返工作岗位的经历却超出了重返工作岗位的母亲的范围。这种转变发生在一个动态的关系和组织系统中,影响着回归母亲对工作的适应。在本研究中,我们将关系动态引入这一过渡的前沿,研究重返职场的母亲在重返职场期间与工作的关系如何以及为何发生转变,以及这对重返职场的母亲重新适应工作的影响。我们的研究结果表明,重返职场的母亲们经历了关系的转变,这种转变被定义为个人关系经历中可感知的变化。我们的研究结果提供了证据,证明在重返职场的母亲重新适应工作的过程中,关系流动是如何在促进她们的幸福感方面发挥作用的。我们对重返职场的过渡时期如何以及为什么会发生关系运动进行了理论分析,使人们更加关注妇女在此期间与同事关系的复杂性和变化性,以及对妇女更广泛的工作场所和职业经历的影响。
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Journal of Vocational Behavior
Journal of Vocational Behavior PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED-
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13.10
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85
期刊介绍: The Journal of Vocational Behavior publishes original empirical and theoretical articles offering unique insights into the realms of career choice, career development, and work adjustment across the lifespan. These contributions are not only valuable for academic exploration but also find applications in counseling and career development programs across diverse sectors such as colleges, universities, business, industry, government, and the military. The primary focus of the journal centers on individual decision-making regarding work and careers, prioritizing investigations into personal career choices rather than organizational or employer-level variables. Example topics encompass a broad range, from initial career choices (e.g., choice of major, initial work or organization selection, organizational attraction) to the development of a career, work transitions, work-family management, and attitudes within the workplace (such as work commitment, multiple role management, and turnover).
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