The voice of the child in parental divorce: implications for clinical practice and mental health practitioners.

IF 0.3 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Carrie Brand, Greg Howcroft, Christopher Norman Hoelson
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Abstract

Objective: Research on parental divorce suggests that the nature of the divorce process, as experienced by the child, is the most important factor in his or her post-divorce adjustment. Research regarding children's experiences of the divorce process has been limited and the adult perspective has dominated the discourse on divorce; only recently has research started to consider children's viewpoint. This article describes a narrative inquiry into the experiences and perceptions of parental divorce, of 9- to 10-year-old children. Its aim is to use children's stories of parental divorce to inform the practice of professionals working with such children.

Method: The research adopted a narrative paradigm. Unstructured interviews were conducted with five children whose parents were divorced. Data were analysed thematically.

Findings: Seven themes were identified. The first theme explored children's endeavours to describe and explain parental divorce. An additional six themes were developed around the types of stories children told of the divorce process. The seven themes were: (i) What is a divorcement; (ii) Stories of loss; (iii) Stories of gain; (iv) Stories of change; (v) Stories of stability; (vi) Healing stories; and (vii) Complicating stories.

Conclusion: On the basis of the narratives elicited from children on parental divorce, this article proposes several guidelines for professionals such as psychologists, registered counsellors, social workers, and teachers as well as parents in their possible interventions with children. Some guidelines may also be of use to family and maintenance courts, and the government departments of health and education.

父母离婚中孩子的声音:对临床实践和心理健康从业人员的影响。
目的:对父母离婚的研究表明,离婚过程的性质,如孩子所经历的,是他或她离婚后适应的最重要因素。关于孩子在离婚过程中的经历的研究有限,成人的观点主导了离婚的话语;直到最近,研究才开始考虑儿童的观点。这篇文章描述了一个叙事调查的经验和看法的父母离婚,9至10岁的孩子。它的目的是利用孩子们的父母离婚的故事来告知专业人士与这些孩子一起工作的做法。方法:采用叙事范式进行研究。对父母离异的五个孩子进行了非结构化访谈。数据按主题进行分析。研究结果:确定了七个主题。第一个主题探讨了儿童描述和解释父母离婚的努力。另外六个主题围绕着孩子们讲述离婚过程的故事类型展开。这七个主题是:(i)什么是离婚;损失的故事;收获的故事;变化的故事;稳定的故事;治愈故事;(七)使故事复杂化。结论:基于孩子对父母离婚的叙述,本文为心理学家、注册咨询师、社会工作者、教师以及父母等专业人士提供了一些指导方针,以帮助他们对孩子进行可能的干预。一些准则也可用于家庭和赡养法庭以及政府卫生和教育部门。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health publishes papers that contribute to improving the mental health of children and adolescents, especially those in Africa. Papers from all disciplines are welcome. It covers subjects such as epidemiology, mental health prevention and promotion, psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, policy and risk behaviour. The journal contains review articles, original research (including brief reports), clinical papers in a "Clinical perspectives" section and book reviews. The Journal is published in association with the South African Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (SAACAPAP).
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