Divorce is a part of my life... Resilience, Survival, and Vulnerability: Young Adults' Perception of the Implications of Parental Divorce

A qualitative study among 22 young adults (20–25 years old) whose parents divorced during their childhood was conducted in Israel, using semi‐structured, in‐depth, open‐ended interviews. Qualitative data analysis led to identification of three profiles, aiming at a grounded theoretical conceptualiza...

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Published in:Journal of marital and family therapy 2009-01, Vol.35 (1), p.30-46
Main Authors: Eldar-Avidan, Dorit, Haj-Yahia, Muhammad M., Greenbaum, Charles W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude Measures
Children & youth
Conceptualization
Coping
Data Analysis
Divorce
Divorce - psychology
Families & family life
Family Relationship
Family Structure
Female
Foreign Countries
Grounded Theory
Humans
Individualized Instruction
Israel
Life Change Events
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Object Attachment
Parent Child Relationship
Parent Responsibility
Parent-Child Relations
Parental divorce
Parents
Parents & parenting
Personality Development
Personality Traits
Profiles
Qualitative Research
Resilience
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vulnerability
Vulnerable Populations - psychology
Young Adult
Young Adults
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Summary:A qualitative study among 22 young adults (20–25 years old) whose parents divorced during their childhood was conducted in Israel, using semi‐structured, in‐depth, open‐ended interviews. Qualitative data analysis led to identification of three profiles, aiming at a grounded theoretical conceptualization. Three core themes were identified: the centrality of the family; short‐ and long‐term implications of parental divorce and its relations to supportive coping resources; and perspective at young adulthood. Further analysis led to typifying participants by three profiles, which represent the grounded theoretical conceptualizations: resilience, survival, and vulnerability. The most prominent difference among the profiles was the relationships between participants and their parents, and their perception of ongoing parental responsibility. A thorough discussion of the results and their implications for future research, theory development, and practice are presented.
ISSN:0194-472X
1752-0606
DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.2008.00094.x