Parenting Experience of Mother of Teenage Girls with Conduct Disorder: A Parse's Method Study

Abstract

Purpose: The aimof this study was to identify the parenting experience of mothers who have teenage girls with conduct disorders and to identify the meaning and structure of their experiences. Methods: This study was a qualitative research based on Parse`s researchmethod. Participants were 9mothers who had a daughter diagnosed with conduct disorder at a community hospital in the central region of South Korea. Results: The core concept on the parenting experiences of mothers of teenage girls with conduct disorder were survival against a violent environment, a sense of guilt related to the conduct disorder, confusion and frustration concerning mother`s role, and hope for the future. The experiences of thesemothers can be defined as the process of human becoming with powering and transforming while connecting-separating and enabling-limiting with valuing. Conclusion: This research is expected to contribute to understanding ofmothers` suffering and struggling and be useful in developing nursing care for clients with conduct disorder and their mothers.