Childhood experiences of separation and divorce : reflections from young adults /
Drawing on the qualitative research findings, this book develops a new framework to provide a useful analytical tool for academics and practitioners working with children and families to make sense of young people's experiences of parental separation and divorce and puts forward suggestions for...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bristol :
Policy,
2019.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction; Layout of the book; 2. What is known about children's experience of parental separation and divorce?; Family types in the UK; Marriage, civil partnership and divorce in the UK; Parental separation and divorce in the UK; Cohabitation figures; Number of children affected by divorce across the UK; Why the focus on children's 'voice'?; Relevant studies; What do children say about their experience of parental separation?; Summary; 3. The research study
- Aims of the studyInvolving young people in the research design; Focus group; The bricolage; The prompt simulation video (PSV); Online questionnaire; Identity and anonymity; The study; Respondent's accommodation of parental separation and post-separation changes; Reflections on research methodology; Limitations; 4. Constructing a new framework for understanding children's accommodation of parental separation; Accommodation of parental separation; Low; Level of acceptance: Continuum 2; Levels of accommodation; Lack of continuity; Influences on levels of accommodation
- Constructing a new framework for understanding children's accommodationUnderstanding the new framework; 5. Setting the context for the framework: emotions; Early years (0-4 years); Middle childhood (5-8 years); Late childhood (9-12 years); Teenage years (13-16 years); Late teenage years (17-20 years); Discussion; 6. Reactions; Early years (0-4 years); Middle childhood (5-8 years); Late childhood (9-12 years); Teenage years (13-16 years); Late teenage years (17-20 years); Higher levels of accommodation where changes were minimised; Discussion; 7. Support; Support
- People to whom respondents talkedViews on the opportunity to talk to someone outside the family; Higher levels of accommodation for those supported by parents; Discussion; 8. Communication; Learning about the separation in advance; Learning at the time of one parent leaving or afterwards; Whether views were taken into account; Higher levels of accommodation for those who had good communication; Discussion; 9. Conflict; Negative impact of parental conflict on children's social and emotional wellbeing; Universal feelings of relief when conflict ended
- Higher levels of accommodation of post-separation changes for those who indicated parental conflict had endedDiscussion; 10. Future directions; Support needs; The value of the framework for practitioners; Peer support; The value of the framework for families; Future direction; Conclusion; References; Appendix One. Case study for prompt simulation video (PSV); Each child's response; Appendix Two. Actors' script for prompt simulation video (PSV); Character analysis; Scene one; Scene two; Appendix Three. Online questionnaire