Research Perspectives on Work and the Transition to Motherhood
This book examines the intricate challenges faced by women and families during the transition to motherhood. It presents unique theoretical and methodological approaches to studying women’s transition from being employees to working mothers. Its focus is
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Research Perspectives on Work and the Transition to Motherhood
Research Perspectives on Work and the Transition to Motherhood
Christiane Spitzmueller Russell A. Matthews •
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Research Perspectives on Work and the Transition to Motherhood
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Editors Christiane Spitzmueller Department of Psychology University of Houston Houston, TX USA
ISBN 978-3-319-41119-4 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-41121-7
Russell A. Matthews Department of Psychology Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH USA
ISBN 978-3-319-41121-7
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Stefan Einarson and Stephen O’Reilly at Springer for helping us develop the idea for this project, and their patient and supportive contributions to this project. We also thank Danny Ingels, Nisha Quraishi, and Stephen Netzley for their help in assembling background statistics for this project. I would like to thank my family for the support that allows me to combine work and parenthood in ways where I can love and enjoy both, every day: Thank you Severin, Sophie, Emma, and Nora (who was born while this book was in the making). Christiane Spitzmueller
I would like to thank my wife, Nicole Morningstar, for always listening, even if I am talking about data. And to my two boys, Riley and Ian, thank you for always wanting me to be home. I love you Team M&M. Russell A. Matthews
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Contents
Work and the Transition to Motherhood: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . Christiane Spitzmueller and Russell A. Matthews
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Understanding and Overcoming Challenges Faced by Working Mothers: A Theoretical and Empirical Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isaac E. Sabat, Alex P. Lindsey, Eden B. King and Kr
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