An investigation of mother-in-law's role in the family system in Turkish culture: a phenomenological study

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dc.authoridDURMUS, EMINE/0000-0002-7102-5833
dc.authoridTunca, Asli/0000-0001-5202-2496
dc.contributor.authorTunca, Asli
dc.contributor.authorDurmus, Emine
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:54:39Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:54:39Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIn family studies, the literature on mother-in-law roles, which do not receive as much attention as the parent-child relationship but whose effects on the family system can be observed, is limited. Mother-in-law influence is one of the main reasons for divorce in Turkey. This study aimed to examine married women's perceptions of mother-in-law roles in family systems using a phenomenological research method. All participants were married women (n = 16) living in Turkey, with at least one child, and whose mother-in-law was alive. As a result of the interviews, three main themes were identified. Mothers-in-law were involved in their children's family system due to reasons such as economic conditions, children getting married at a young age, the daughter-in-law having to work outside the home, pregnancy and childbirth, and unfavorable relations between the origin of families and the spouses. In the system they were involved in, they sometimes assumed roles supporting the functioning of the system, but some other times causing destructive-inhibitive consequences. It was noteworthy that supportive mother-in-law roles were more common than destructive/inhibitive roles. It was realized that destructive/inhibitive mother-in-law roles may have negative effects on the family system, especially on children's mental health. All these results opened the door for supportive studies that will maximize the positive effects and minimize the negative effects on families, taking into account the conditions in which the mother-in-law is involved in the family system.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipAll data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipAll data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12144-023-05165-0
dc.identifier.endpage10263en_US
dc.identifier.issn1046-1310
dc.identifier.issn1936-4733
dc.identifier.issue11en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85169558802en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage10247en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05165-0
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/101554
dc.identifier.volume43en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001060843500002en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.ispartofCurrent Psychologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectCultural researchen_US
dc.subjectFamily relationsen_US
dc.subjectIn-lawsen_US
dc.subjectQualitative researchen_US
dc.titleAn investigation of mother-in-law's role in the family system in Turkish culture: a phenomenological studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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