Lendvai, Lilla and Hevesi, Judit and Vegh, Judit and Dull, Andrea and Luu, Lan Anh Nguyen (2024) How the online presence of mothers changed over time during the COVID pandemic: A longitudinal study. WOMENS STUDIES INTERNATIONAL FORUM, 107: 103013. ISSN 0277-5395, 1879-243X
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, curfew restrictions increased the additional burden on mothers, some of which was eased by online platforms. Our study aimed to explore Hungarian mothers' online experiences during the pandemic and was informed by the self-determination theory. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 mothers during two different waves of the pandemic. The interviewees considered online communication as essential to their daily lives, yet often lacked time. At the onset of the pandemic, there was a surge in news consumption, which became overly stressful over time. Online education also fell to mothers, which was just as stressful as the home office. However, the transition to online platforms accelerated by the COVID pandemic also granted mothers broader access beyond traditional constraints of childcare duties that confined them in time and space to their homes, empowering them with newfound flexibility and opportunity, helping mothers navigate relatedness, competence, and autonomy.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | SELF-DETERMINATION; NEWS; COVID-19; Online burdens of caring; News consumption; Pandemic learning; Home office; Digital leisure |
| Subjects: | 100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology 300 Social sciences > 300 Social sciences |
| Divisions: | Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Oct 2025 05:44 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2025 05:44 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/64850 |
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