This article presents results of a qualitative study of 12 adult couples making transition to parenthood. The aim of the study was to research the meaning of transition to parenthood through the lens ...of transformative learning theory. Transformative learning theory explains learning through meaning-making of that life experience. In this paper, the spiritual dimension of learning is emphasized. An important part of research methodology included biographical method, using semi-structured interviews before and after the birth of the first child. The research showed that transformative learning occurs in different spheres of life during transition to parenthood. This paper discusses the spiritual dimension of learning, meaning-making and presents results of the research.
Introduction: Emotional factors are often specified as playing an important role in the context of problematic alcohol use and alcohol addiction. Aims: This study focused on examining the ...relationship between difficulties in emotion regulation, perceived personal problems, and problematic alcohol use. Methods: 374 participants from the general population in Slovenia and Croatia (34.8% men, 65.2% women) with an average age of 44.28 years (range: 26 to 74 years) completed the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), Individual Problems and Strengths Scale (IPS) and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale--Short Form (DERS-SF). Results: A higher level of problematic alcohol use positively correlated with difficulties in emotion regulation and the assessment of individual problems (p less than or equal to .010). Multiple linear regression analysis demonstrated that higher AUDIT scores were positively associated with two dimensions of difficulties in emotion regulation: impulse control difficulties (beta = 0.22, p = .008) and lack of emotional awareness (beta = 0.15, p = .010). Difficulties in emotion regulation completely mediated the effect of individual problems on problematic alcohol use (indirect effect: 0.18, CI -.06, -.31; p < .001): higher levels of individual problems contribute to higher levels of problematic alcohol use through the effect of difficulties in emotion regulation. Conclusions: The findings indicate the vulnerability of individuals with difficulties in emotion regulation to problematic alcohol use. Difficulties in emotion regulation are an important factor to consider for understanding the development, maintenance, and treatment of alcoholism and problematic alcohol use. Keywords: emotion regulation, alcoholism, stress, problem-solving, addiction
Divorce is one of the more stressful and psychologically challenging experiences for spouses and whole families. After divorce, a new era begins, when it is necessary to re-adapt to life and during ...which hard feelings also emerge. During the process of divorce, successful emotional adaptation to the new situation is of great significance. Religion or spirituality can be a powerful source of help for an individual coping with stressful situations brought up by divorce. This study aimed to explore if and how divorcees experience the burden of divorce and along with it the relationship with God (within Catholic tradition) as a source of positive support in coping with divorce. We conducted open semi-structured interviews with 11 participants. With empirical phenomenological analysis, we built a general description of the investigated experience which entails three areas of experience: experiencing the burden of divorce, which is related to experiencing the relationship with God and the ways of spiritual coping with divorce, and experiencing the effects of religious coping with divorce. The result of this research can be used in evidence-based psychosocial (e.g. psychotherapy, counselling) and spiritual help for individuals in comprehensive care after divorce.
Esejistično napisano delo, ki sloni na bogatih primerih in osebnem razmišljanju ter izkušnjah avtorja, postavlja mnogo vprašanj različnim strokam. Profesor Petrovec, ki je v našem okolju poznan kot ...vrhunski strokovnjak na področju izvrševanja kazni, svojo raziskavo postavi v dialog s filozofskimi spoznanji Hannah Arendt o banalnosti zla in Žižkovimi razmišljanji o globalnem nasilju.
Transition to parenthood is a vulnerable period for spouses and can consequently lead to the disintegration of their relationship. The purpose of this research was to examine the experience of this ...transition, circumstances and risk factors for divorce from the perspective of divorcees in Slovenia who divorced in the first year of their child’s life. On the basis of semi‑structured interviews with 15 divorcees, the findings of studies examining changes after the birth of a child were confirmed. The results pointed to risk factors for marriage, such as uncertain relationship between spouses prior to the childbirth, permeable boundaries in relations with families of origin, lack of practical and emotional support, and unreal expectations. The child’s arrival accentuates unsolved issues from the past and brings additional vulnerability to the relationship. The findings of this research are a contribution to the development of preventive, educative and therapeutic programmes for couples in transition to parenthood.
Divorce or dissolution of a long-term intimate relationship is an event on the continuum of an individual's experience of attachment injury that is reawakened and played out again in this process. An ...attachment injury means the experience of rejection and betrayal of trust at a critical time of distress when one is in need of support. By means of the case study method, the article presents a case of a female client dealing with divorce. The history of traumatic relations through a lens of attachment theory is presented, along with divorce as the reawakening of an attachment injury and its processing in a relational family therapy model.
Monografija z naslovom Od formalnega k neformalnemu: izobraževanje, učenje in znanje nadaljuje tradicijo interdisciplinarnega raziskovanja teh pojavov. Avtorji prihajajo iz različnih jezikovnih ...okolij in različnih znanstvenih področij ter uporabljajo pri svojem raziskovanju različne metodološke pristope (akcijsko raziskovanje, participatorno raziskovanje, utemeljena teorija, analiza dokumentov in študije primerov, kvantitativne empirične raziskave z uporabo vprašalnikov, če naštejemo nekatere). Vse troje vodi v pester prikaz spoznanj, hkrati pa nakazuje tudi fluidnost in nepreglednost področja neformalnega učenja in izobraževanja, ki je včasih kaotično.
Divorce is a stressful event often combined with spouse conflict which significantly affects the way children experience the consequences of family reorganization. Various factors contribute to the ...impact of divorce on child development, one of the most decisive being the quality of parental relationship prior to, during and after divorce.
The article addresses one main question how spouses’ conflict during the process of divorce is intertwined with a child’s experience.
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 adult children (7 men and 13 women) from divorced families. Adults ranged in age 21 to 42 years old. Five to twenty years passed from their parents’ divorce.
The results show that in the cases of violent parents’ relationships or family relationships with addiction prior to divorce, the participants experienced relief when the nuclear family dissolved; however, in most cases conflict between parents persisted after divorce, the child being torn between both parents. When the conflict between the parents is combined with various addictions, the consequences for the child are even more devastating. In most cases, children were left to themselves.
The findings of this study can therefore contribute to creating various forms of educational, consulting, or therapeutic help.
Divorce is a stressful event often combined with spouse conflict which significantly affects the way children experience the consequences of family reorganization. Various factors contribute to the ...impact of divorce on child development, one of the most decisive being the quality of parental relationship prior to, during and after divorce. The article addresses one main question how spouses’ conflict during the process of divorce is intertwined with a child’s experience. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 adult children (7 men and 13 women) from divorced families. Adults ranged in age 21 to 42 years old. Five to twenty years passed from their parents’ divorce. The results show that in the cases of violent parents’ relationships or family relationships with addiction prior to divorce, the participants experienced relief when the nuclear family dissolved; however, in most cases conflict between parents persisted after divorce, the child being torn between both parents. When the conflict between the parents is combined with various addictions, the consequences for the child are even more devastating. In most cases, children were left to themselves. The findings of this study can therefore contribute to creating various forms of educational, consulting, or therapeutic help.
Prispevek prikazuje rezultate kvalitativne raziskave, katere namen je bil proučiti, kako in kaj se partnerja učita ob izkušnji prehoda v starševstvo in kako je s spremembami ob tej izkušnji povezano ...transformativno učenje. Teorija transformativnega učenja razlaga, kako se odrasli učijo ob spreminjanju pomenov lastnim izkušnjam. V raziskavi je sodelovalo 12 parov. Uporabljena je bila biografska metoda.
Rezultati kažejo, da v partnerskem odnosu na prehodu v starševstvo poteka transformativno učenje na različnih področjih v povezavi s spremembami, ki se zgodijo ob rojstvu prvega otroka. Avtorica izpostavi transformativno učenje v povezavi z odnosi z izvorno družino, oblikovanjem starševske identitete in porazdelitvijo gospodinjskega dela. Rezultati kažejo povezave med čustveno dimenzijo doživljanja in učenjem ter učenjem in oblikovanjem novih pomenov na življenjski prelomnici.
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