Changing women: mothers and their adolescent daughters
Stiffler, D.; Sims, S.L.; Stern, P.Noerager.
Health Care for Women International 28(7): 638-653
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0739-9332 PMID: 17668357 DOI: 10.1080/07399330701462082Document Number: 531284
Budding fecundity in the female child is a matter of family concern. The authors used the grounded theory method to explore the process of communication between mothers and their adolescent daughters concerning sexuality issues within the context of the age changes of both. A core category of changing women was identified along with three maternal and three daughter processes. Changes that occur during this time period can lead to lasting separation between the pair if they fail to develop insight as a way of protecting themselves and one another. The findings may assist health professionals to understand these changes and facilitate the process of communication in these dyads.