“Mom rage” is a term growing in popularity that refers to the anger or rage that women experience as they make their way through motherhood. This study focuses on the maternal anger experiences of 65 mothers in the U.S. to explore how women describe and come to understand their experiences with “mom rage.” Mothers in the study shared both their perceptions of “mom rage” experiences and their understanding of the personal and social implications of their anger. Findings demonstrated that women framed their experiences of “mom rage” in five ways: losing control, visualizing harm, expressing anger (with two sub-themes physical and emotional), reacting physiologically, and experiencing catharsis. Two additional themes highlighted how women’s understanding of their “mom rage” experiences were grounded in identifying contributors to their mom rage episodes and evaluations of their mom rage experience. Study findings provide insight into the emotional complexities of navigating motherhood in the U.S. Implications for destigmatizing and supporting women through motherhood, as well as limitations and directions for future research, are discussed.

“妈妈愤怒”是一个越来越流行的术语，指的是女性在成为母亲时所经历的愤怒或愤怒。本研究重点关注美国 65 名母亲的母亲愤怒经历，探讨女性如何描述和理解她们的“妈妈愤怒”经历。研究中的母亲们分享了她们对“妈妈愤怒”经历的看法，以及她们对愤怒对个人和社会影响的理解。研究结果表明，女性以五种方式表达“妈妈愤怒”的经历：失去控制、想象伤害、表达愤怒（有身体和情感两个子主题）、生理反应和体验宣泄。另外两个主题强调了女性对“妈妈愤怒”经历的理解如何建立在识别导致其妈妈愤怒事件的因素以及对其妈妈愤怒经历的评估的基础上。研究结果深入了解了美国母亲的情感复杂性，讨论了通过母亲身份去污名化和支持女性的影响，以及未来研究的局限性和方向。