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Researchers Laura Abrams and Laura Curran applied grounded theory to study postpartum depression symptoms in low-income mothers. Analyzing unstructured interviews from 19 participants, they identified repeating ideas and organized them into five broad themes: ambivalence, caregiving overload, juggling, mothering alone, and real-life worry. Their resulting theoretical narrative shifted the focus from describing an abstract 'affective disorder' to illustrating the mothers' subjective experiences, showing how their depression symptoms were closely tied to the daily struggles of raising children alone under difficult circumstances.

Example of Grounded Theory: Postpartum Depression

In a grounded theory study of postpartum depression among low-income mothers, researchers conducted unstructured interviews with 19 participants and organized repeating ideas into broad themes. Which of the following was one of the five themes identified in their analysis?

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