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Uncovering wellbeing: The complex realities of mompreneurs with additional needs children through Lego® Serious Play®
Authors: Casteleijn-Osorno, Regina
Publisher: Elsevier
Publication year: 2024
Journal: Journal of Business Venturing Insights
Journal name in source: Journal of Business Venturing Insights
Article number: e00499
Volume: 22
eISSN: 2352-6734
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2024.e00499
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2024.e00499
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/459071317
This paper explores the complexities of identifying the wellbeing of mompreneurs (mother-entrepreneurs) who are also caregivers to children with additional needs. A social constructionist perspective, Lego® Serious Play® was employed in individual interviews to uncover their complex wellbeing realities while pursuing entrepreneurship. A hermeneutic constructivist lens was applied to further conceptualize the language behind their experiences. The findings present three dimensions of wellbeing: 1) Internal conflict and self-neglect 2) Empowerment, Independence, Fulfilment 3) Resilient Control: Keeping the Balance. These dimensions provide an idiographic understanding, contributing to the broader knowledge of wellbeing as a component of entrepreneurship alongside caregiving responsibilities.
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This work was supported by the Liikesivistysrahasto - Foundation for Economic Education [22–12368, 2022]
