Relationship between motherhood experiences and social support which mothers perceived

INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE: Becoming a mother, is one of the most important developmental events in a woman's life. This study, by making Turkish validity and reliability study of Being a Mother scale which was developed by Matthey, was conducted methodologically and analytically in order determine social support which mothers perceived and motherhood experiences. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Study universe consists of 588 volunteer mothers, who have child between 0-3 year range, that holds the criteria for the study and applied Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital Center Campus and Maternity and Children Hospital Clinics. Data gathered with question form, which was prepared by researchers, Being a Mother Scale (BaM 13) and Multi-dimensional Perceived Social Support Scale (MDPSSS), which was developed by Zimet and friends in 1988 and adapted to Turkish society by Eker and Arkan, in 1995. Data, which was computerized, was evaluated with the help of IBM SPSS Statistics 23 and IBM SPSS AMOS 23 statistics programs. FINDINGS: It was determined that 45,7% of mothers remain in 28-34 year range and 47,1% were primary school graduates. It was seen that Being a Mother Scale has good psychometric characteristics. It was determined that the model, which consists 25 statements with 6 factors integrated structure of Being a Mother Scale and Multidimensional Perceived Social Support, generally fits for the research purposes. Result: As a result of validity and reliability study of Being a Mother scale, it was seen that it is applicable for Turkish society. Decrease of satisfaction from motherhood was determined accordingly decreasing social support.