코로나19 팬데믹 상황에서 어머니의 양육경험에 대한 질적 사례 연구

Abstract

This study is a qualitative case study about mother's parenting experience in the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants in the study were four mothers with children aged between 3 and 6 years of living in Gwangju City. This study was conducted August 2021 to October 2021 through in-depth interviews, and data analysis was conducted using the in-case analysis and case-to-case analysis method suggested by Creswell(2013). The similarities that appeared through the analysis process between cases are as follows. First, the participants chose home childcare out of fear of COVID-19, but as they faced various limitations, they decided to attend school again. Second, participants were able to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic through the assistance of people around them. Third, participants said that COVID-19 reduced travel and experience opportunities. Fourth, Participants showed signs of adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic while gradually becoming insensitive. The differences that appeared through the analysis process between cases are as follows. First, among the employment mothers, participants who experienced career breaks perceived the meaning of work more positively. Second, the difficulty of nurturing experienced by participants with poor social support resources was greater. Third, in the case of participants raising children with developmental disabilities, they were more concerned about the child's development than the infection of COVID-19 and had to play more roles. Based on the results of this study, the meaning of the mother's parenting experience in the COVID-19 pandemic discovered by the researcher is as follows. First, the heavy responsibility and burden of mothers stood out, and mothers living in the COVID-19 situation were forced to become superwomen. Second, in an untact situation caused by COVID-19, the imbalance between the degree of social exchange and emotional support resources was revealed more clearly. This study will explain the need for a new parent education program that reflects the context of the era facing the disaster situation of COVID-19, and will serve as the basis for psychological counseling and parent education programs that support parents.