Teenagers’ wellness in divorced families: A phenomenological study / Sarada Devi R.Subramaniam
This study aimed to explore an in-depth understanding on the wellness of teenagers in divorced families. This qualitative study used the phenomenological approach to explore the experience of ten teenagers living with single mothers after the divorce of their parents. Participants in this researc...
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Summary: | This study aimed to explore an in-depth understanding on the wellness of teenagers
in divorced families. This qualitative study used the phenomenological approach to
explore the experience of ten teenagers living with single mothers after the divorce of
their parents. Participants in this research are 10 teenagers age between 16 to 18
years’ old who lived with their mothers after their parents' divorce. The duration of
their parents' divorce during the data collection was in the range of one to ten
years.Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and document analysis by
social media. Data were analysed using NVIVO12 software. Nine themes and 26
sub-themes emerged from this study. Three main themes and ten subthemes
answered the first research question on, what is the meaning of wellness among
teenagers in divorced families? Another three more theme and eight sub themes
answered the second research question on, what are the perception of teenagers
towards wellness in divorced families? The remaining three themes and eight sub
themes answered the third research question on, how does divorce changes the
wellness in teenager’s life? In conclusion, teenagers’ in this study accepted the
changes that occurred as a result of parental divorce. The implications of this study is
viewed from three aspects; 1) practical implications for professions such as
counselors, 2) theoretical implications for future research, and 3) implications in the
field of education for the wellness of the community. The information extracted from
the findings of this study can help counselors to understand better on the actual living
experience of teenagers in divorced families. The study also helps counsellors to
understand how some teenagers manage to live a successful life and fulfilling all the
wellness of life in spite of living in divorced families. As this study only focus on
teenagers living with their mother after their parents’ divorce, it recommends future researchers to consider exploring areas of wellness among teenagers in joint custody
parents or teenagers living with their single father after the parental divorce.
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