Although most empirical research has focused on divorcing individuals’ experiences before or after marriage dissolution, how people understand and evaluate themselves during their lasting divorce ...processes has been largely understudied. We aimed to close this gap by learning how individuals regard their longer-lasting divorce process and how those experiences could relate to changes of self. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews and then analyzed by applying a grounded theory approach. Twenty-one research participants residing in Lithuania who were 6 months or more into their divorce processes (not living together or in a litigation process) participated in the study. By allowing participants to reflect on their ongoing divorce, data indicated three main categories illuminating the changes in self: temporal self-disruption, restricted self-transition, and transition-supporting strategies. These interconnected categories point toward complex paths of the divorcees from experienced losses toward a more stable and clear yet not finalized self-redefinition. Individuals’ increased vulnerability, especially during the first years of the divorce, requires particular attention from child protection officers, lawyers, mediators, and other involved professionals. Unfortunately, support is often unavailable or refuted due to the perceived low effectiveness and lack of professionalism.
Entangled in the Web of Conflicts Butkutė, Lina; Mortelmans, Dimitri; Sondaitė, Jolanta
European journal of psychology open,
12/2023, Volume:
82, Issue:
4
Journal Article
Peer reviewed
Open access
Introduction: Previous research findings painted a mixed picture regarding conflictual divorce. A lack of empirical clarity hinders professionals from intervening with this population effectively. ...Methods: Based on two-wave interview data with 21 divorcing individuals from Lithuania, we explored an array of conflicts that could be related to enduring divorce lasting from 6 months up to 4 years. Results: The results show conflictual divorce as a multifaceted, evolving phenomenon intertwined between many disputes on five interconnected levels. The most prominent ones are with a former spouse and related to self-concept changes. Over time, these conflicts partially transform into disagreements with involved institutions and the country's legal system. In the end, divorcees become involved in enduring uncertainty and embracing inner resources to continue their journey. Conclusion: Positioning enduring divorce within multiple conflict levels identifies several points associated professionals can use in their work with divorcees and the fundamental need for collaboration among stakeholders for effective interventions.
Phenomenological approach is one of the leading approaches in the practice of qualitative psychological research. Two perspectives can be distinguished in it: descriptive phenomenology and ...interpretive phenomenology. A researcher intending to apply a phenomenological strategy is expected to be able to practice the phenomenological attitude, which plays a key role both in the process of data collection and analysis. This article focuses on the field of descriptive phenomenology based on E. Husserl’s philosophy and represented by A. Giorgi and F. Wertz in the context of phenomenological psychology. The purpose of the article is to reveal the essential characteristics of the phenomenological attitude, to unfold theoretical emphases and to provide certain practical insights for those researchers who decided to conduct a descriptive phenomenological study. Literature analysis is used to achieve the goal. The phenomenological attitude is described using two contexts – E. Husserl’s phenomenological philosophy and the phenomenological psychology based on its assumptions – briefly presenting both, revealing their connections and distinguishing features.
This paper examines the experiences of personnel managers in Lithuania in solving conflict in the organization. The data were collected by means of a semi-structured interview. A thematic analysis ...was employed to achieve the goal. The results revealed three common themes: “conflicts caused by changes”, “conflict prevention”, “going through the conflict”. It was established that even though personnel managers use various strategies for avoiding conflict, they became involved, they experience strong negative emotional reactions.
In the context of increasing ethnic diversity in many
European countries, a successful development and integration of ethnic minority
youth becomes a central concern for the future of Europe. It is ...particularly
important to understand specific challenges and opportunities related to
identity development among ethnic minority youth. The aim of this review is to
integrate recent findings on identity development among ethnic minority youth in
Europe. We identified three crosscutting themes in the literature. The
"intensified identity work" approach suggests that ethnic minority
youth are more engaged in identity work compared to their mainstream peers. The
"diverging identity outcomes" themes represents a discussion on
the opposite outcomes of identity development among ethnic minority youth. The
"third way or hybrid identity" approach suggests that ethnic
minority youth can build on globalization and other cultural resources, as well
as on their own developmental flexibility to form novel, adaptive patterns of
identity. We discuss the complementarity of the three approaches and suggest
directions for further studies with ethnic minority youth. We also show how the
findings of this review can help practitioners and policy makers in Europe to
support ethnic minority youth in their identity development.
Psichologinio tapatumo esmė yra vientisumo ir prasmės gyvenime pojūtis, kurį leidžia išgyventi savo patirties įprasminimas. Šio darbo tikslas buvo išanalizuoti, kaip studentų, dalyvavusių mainų ...programose, patirtis prisideda kuriant tapatumą: asmeniniu, santykių ir kolektyviniu lygmeniu. Duomenys buvo renkami fokus grupės metodu, o analizuojami taikant įprasminimo analizę. Tyrimo rezultatai parodė, kad studentai, dalyvavę mainų programose, asmeninio tapatumo lygmeniu didžiausią reikšmę teikė savo galimybėms ir atsakomybei suvokti, taip pat išmoko valdyti stresą. Tyrimo dalyvių santykiai su šeimos nariais sustiprėjo, atsirado didesnis atvirumas, noras tobulėti bendraujant. Įprasminimai kolektyvinio tapatumo lygmeniu paskatino domėtis savo šalies istorija, savo kultūros šaknimis, taip pat dalyviai suvokė, kas jiems nepriimtina kitoje kultūroje.
When couples separate, parents and children need to adjust to new life circumstances. Communication with ex-spouses can be filled with emotions and disagreements. Separation or divorce can present ...many challenges. Divorce is rarely a simple process or an easy emotional experience, especially when children and teenagers are involved. Parent-child communication after divorce, or how parents cooperate in raising children, is an important factor in the quality of parent-child relationships. Numerous studies show that co-parenting (a family model in which the child lives from 30% to 70% of their time with each parent) can have a positive effect on children’s and parents’ psychological adjustment after divorce and separation. The choice of co-parenting after divorce is growing rapidly in foreign countries. It can be expected that the choice of this care arrangement will grow in Lithuania as well. Therefore, it makes sense to further examine this phenomenon and analyse the experiences of parents choosing co-parenting after divorce. The purpose of this study is to analyse the experiences of parents who apply co-parenting after divorce. The research aimed to answer the following research questions: 1) how do parents share parental responsibilities? 2) how do parents perceive their relationship with their children? 3) how do parents perceive their relationship and partnership in parenting? A qualitative method, thematic analysis, was chosen in this study. The selection of research participants was criterion-based, and the main participation criteria were: 1) the participant had to be divorced; 2) the participant must have at least one child to whom co-parenting is applied (where the child lives at least 30% of the time with each parent). Five eligible participants participated in the study. Data were collected through a semistructured interview questionnaire developed by the researchers. The data obtained during the interviews were transcribed and encoded. The results of the study show that eight topics were identified: relations between parents; emotions experienced when communicating with an ex-spouse; perception of the ex-spouse’s relationship with the child; awareness of one’s connection with the child; feeling when the child(ren) is with the ex-spouse; the process of sharing parenting responsibilities; creating rules and implementing values; difficulties encountered and ways to solve them after choosing co-parenting. The study revealed that parents tend to perceive their relationship as friendly. Emotional reactions to the ex-spouse do not interfere with their co-parenting relationship. Parents perceive their relationship with their child(ren) as strengthened after divorce. Parents trust their ex-spouse’s ability to raise their child(ren). Parents feel free when they are not looking after their child(ren) and they are able to enjoy their free time. Parents chose the coparenting model independently, and do not force each other to adopt the same parenting methods. The most common difficulties parents experience in co-parenting are: children‘s travels, clothing, exchange and acquisition of things, manipulation of children. The coparenting practiced by the participants of our study has the characteristics of cooperative co-parenting.
BENDRATĖVYSTĖS PO SKYRYBŲ IŠGYVENIMAS Sorokinaitė, Jolita; Sondaitė, Jolanta
Social Inquiry into Wellbeing,
2023, Volume:
21, Issue:
1
Journal Article
Peer reviewed
Open access
When couples separate, parents and children need to adjust to new life circumstances. Communication with ex-spouses can be filled with emotions and disagreements. Separation or divorce can present ...many challenges. Divorce is rarely a simple process or an easy emotional experience, especially when children and teenagers are involved. Parent-child communication after divorce, or how parents cooperate in raising children, is an important factor in the quality of parent-child relationships. Numerous studies show that co-parenting (a family model in which the child lives from 30% to 70% of their time with each parent) can have a positive effect on children’s and parents’ psychological adjustment after divorce and separation. The choice of co-parenting after divorce is growing rapidly in foreign countries. It can be expected that the choice of this care arrangement will grow in Lithuania as well. Therefore, it makes sense to further examine this phenomenon and analyse the experiences of parents choosing co-parenting after divorce.The purpose of this study is to analyse the experiences of parents who apply co-parenting after divorce. The research aimed to answer the following research questions: 1) how do parents share parental responsibilities? 2) how do parents perceive their relationship with their children? 3) how do parents perceive their relationship and partnership in parenting? A qualitative method, thematic analysis, was chosen in this study. The selection of research participants was criterion-based, and the main participation criteria were: 1) the participant had to be divorced; 2) the participant must have at least one child to whom co-parenting is applied (where the child lives at least 30% of the time with each parent).Five eligible participants participated in the study. Data were collected through a semistructured interview questionnaire developed by the researchers. The data obtained during the interviews were transcribed and encoded. The results of the study show that eight topics were identified: relations between parents; emotions experienced when communicating with an ex-spouse; perception of the ex-spouse’s relationship with the child; awareness of one’s connection with the child; feeling when the child(ren) is with the ex-spouse; the process of sharing parenting responsibilities; creating rules and implementing values; difficulties encountered and ways to solve them after choosing co-parenting.The study revealed that parents tend to perceive their relationship as friendly. Emotional reactions to the ex-spouse do not interfere with their co-parenting relationship. Parents perceive their relationship with their child(ren) as strengthened after divorce. Parents trust their ex-spouse’s ability to raise their child(ren). Parents feel free when they are not looking after their child(ren) and they are able to enjoy their free time. Parents chose the coparenting model independently, and do not force each other to adopt the same parenting methods. The most common difficulties parents experience in co-parenting are: children‘s travels, clothing, exchange and acquisition of things, manipulation of children. The coparenting practiced by the participants of our study has the characteristics of cooperative co-parenting.
Scientific Problem. The study of the phenomenon of resilience to trauma within the framework of positive psychology has been started relatively recently and has received quite controversial ...evaluations. Some scientists recognize the resilience to trauma as a feature, whilst the others – as a process or even as a result. All researchers agree that there are internal and external resilience factors which help in coping with trauma. Scientists distinguish different internal resilience factors. A more thorough analysis of the concept of the psychological trauma resilience and the empirical research could help to transform the theoretical knowledge into practical methods more effectively, such as creation of interventional and preventive programmes for psychological resilience to trauma. Research Subject. The research subject is the internal factors of resilience to trauma. Goals of the Research. Goals of the research include to carry out a critical review of the concept of the internal factors of resilience to psychological trauma, integrate the ideas arising from the empirical research results related to the internal factors of resilience. Research Method. The method of theoretical analysis, i.e. comparison and summarizing of scientific literature and interpretation of data, has been applied by the author. Results and Conclusions. The analysis of the empirical research based upon different theoretical paradigms and related to the internal psychological factors of resilience to trauma allowed distinguishing the following internal factors of resilience to trauma: hardiness, ego-resilience, self-esteem, self-image, control, hope, attachment. Also, it allowed determining that the factors distinguished may be of three different types: 1) factors that help to overcome the trauma; 2) factors protecting from the adverse effects of the trauma; 3) factors helping to accept a traumatic event as a challenge and an opportunity to grow.
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