%0 Journal Article
%T My child and his siblings: women¡¯s experience of first maternity in Chilean stepfamilies
%A J. Carola P¨¦rez Ewert
%A Andrea Jaramillo Torr¨¦ns
%J Universitas Psychologica
%D 2011
%I Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
%X This qualitative study shows the perception of a group of Chilean women aged between 29 and 39 years regarding their experience of having their first child when they are members of a simple stepfamily. Sixteen women, whose partners maintain active contact with their child(ren) born in previous relationships were interviewed. Results confirm the existence of a process of ¡°becoming a mother¡± and its course depends on stepchildren¡¯s presence. In addition our more relevant findings show that the specific topics of fears and motivations of having a child depend on the particular stepfamilycontext, and women¡¯s experiences is that this process vary according to the perceived quality of stepmother/stepchildren relationships.
%K Stepfamilies
%K Fist Maternity
%K Stepmother/Stepchildren Relationships
%U http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/revPsycho/article/download/889/1080