<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> We raise two issues in the article at hand: how women who are mothers fulfil their creative needs, and what significance they ascribe to creativity in their role as mothers. A thematic analysis of structured interviews with twenty-seven women suggests that for mothers, creative activity mostly concerns fulfilling one’s responsibilities as part of the role taken on (be it parental or professional), and the main creative challenge they face is achieving a balance between their private and professional lives. Creativity in their role as mothers relates predominantly to two areas of activity: communication with the child and activities creating a climate conducive to the child’s development of creative ability. We discuss the obtained results in relation to those of previous research on the relationship between motherhood and creativity.</p></abstract>

We raise two issues in the article at hand: how women who are mothers fulfil their creative needs, and what significance they ascribe to creativity in their role as mothers. A thematic analysis of structured interviews with twenty-seven women suggests that for mothers, creative activity mostly concerns fulfilling one’s responsibilities as part of the role taken on (be it parental or professional), and the main creative challenge they face is achieving a balance between their private and professional lives. Creativity in their role as mothers relates predominantly to two areas of activity: communication with the child and activities creating a climate conducive to the child’s development of creative ability. We discuss the obtained results in relation to those of previous research on the relationship between motherhood and creativity.

Balancing Between Roles and Duties – The Creativity of Mothers

Creativity. Theories – Research - Applications

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We raise two issues in the article at hand: how women who are mothers fulfil their creative needs, and what significance they ascribe to creativity in their...

Balancing Between Roles and Duties – The Creativity of Mothers

Published Online: Jun 30, 2017

Page range: 137 - 158

Received: Jul 05, 2017

Accepted: Jul 23, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2017-0007

Keywords
Thematic analysis Motherhood Creativity

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Balancing Between Roles and Duties – The Creativity of Mothers

Published Online: Jun 30, 2017

Page range: 137 - 158

Received: Jul 05, 2017

Accepted: Jul 23, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2017-0007

KeywordsThematic analysis Motherhood Creativity

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Thematic analysis Motherhood Creativity