Mental health impacts of stepmotherhood: An examination of the systemic and contextual influences that reduce therapeutic support

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cityu.schoolDivision of Arts and Sciences
cityu.siteVancouver, BC
cityu.site.countryCanada
dc.contributor.authorMuljiani, Marie
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-06T21:52:08Z
dc.date.available2019-12-06T21:52:08Z
dc.date.issued2019-11-20
dc.description.abstractThe diversity of familial structures within westernized culture has expanded beyond the nuclear family framework reflecting familial roles that exist within an expanded scope of the traditional nuclear family unit. The expansion of the family unit into a bi-nuclear structure has also reflected a limitation for diverse families, in particular stepmothers, to access tailored therapeutic supports, legal recognition and destigmatized cultural integration. As such, the correlation between the stepmother role and the increase of mental health challenges reflecting depression, anxiety and addiction (among others) has become more prevalent. In this thesis, I offer a detailed examination into the lived-experience of the stepmother role, the social-cultural contexts within which the role exists and the therapeutic approaches that practitioners should incorporate into therapeutic practice for this client segment. Focused aspects of socialized contextualization and the reflections of the Feminist perspective will also be included along with reflections of Attachment, Emotionally Focused and Narrative Theories will be discussed within this examination. Moreover, the aim of this thesis is to assist therapeutic practitioners, counsellors, and community workers, to reflect on the isolation and systemic implications of familial cultural norms when engaging with stepmothers as clientele. This will reduce her suffering and generate more support for those functioning within the maternal familial role.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/841
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjectnuclear
dc.subjectbi-nuclear
dc.subjectstepparent
dc.subjectstep couple
dc.subjectstepmother
dc.subjectattachment theory
dc.subjectnarrative theory
dc.subjectfeminist theory
dc.subjectemotionally-focused theory
dc.subjectsocial context
dc.subjectsystemic framework
dc.subjectisolation
dc.subjectmental health
dc.titleMental health impacts of stepmotherhood: An examination of the systemic and contextual influences that reduce therapeutic support
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplineSchool Counseling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Counselling
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