I Wouldn't Wish It on My Worst Enemy”
Western Australian Fathers’ Perspectives on Their Marital Separation Experiences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11220722 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carly Mercadante (Edith Cowan University), Myra F Taylor (Edith Cowan University, corresponding author), Julie Ann Pooley (0000-0001-8460-9718, Edith Cowan University) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 318-341 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Marriage & Family Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-4929 • E-ISSN: 1540-9635 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01494929.2013.879556 |
| OpenAlex | W2092404000 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 48 |
Marital separation is a complex and emotionally painful life experience, especially in instances where children are involved. This exemplar study investigated the separation experiences of fathers. Its findings suggest that many separating fathers are at an emotional disadvantage during separation, not only grieving the loss of their former marital relationship, but also their simultaneous loss of contact with their child/ren, their fathering role, and their former family routine. It is posited that separated fathers’ late start in the grieving process may put them at a psychoemotional disadvantage at the very time they are dealing with the complexities of formalizing their child contact arrangements. If future studies support this premise, then these findings will have equity implications for contact arrangement hearings
Adversary · Developmental psychology · Disadvantage · Equity (law · Marital separation · Political science · Premise · Separation (statistics · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Psychology · Social Psychology
Phenomenological research methods
Time Does Not Heal All Wounds
Qualitative evaluation and research methods
Interpretation/Analysis Methods in Hermeneutic Interpretive Phenomenology
Grief and bereavement
Semi-Structured Interviewing and Qualitative Analysis
Research design
The art of case study research
Attachment and Loss. Vol. 1. Attachment
Trait Self‐Esteem Moderates the Effect of Initiator Status on Emotional and Cognitive Responses to Romantic Relationship Dissolution
Attachment anxiety, verbal immediacy, and blood pressure
The Non-Resident Parental Role for Separated Fathers
Exploring A New Family Form - The Shared Time Family
Group Interventions for Separated Parents in Entrenched Conflict
Qualitative Case Study Methodology
Post-divorce adaptation and the attribution of responsibility
Some of My Children Are Worth More Than Others”
Stress and accessibility of proximity-related thoughts
Marital transitions
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Qualitative Data Analysis
Two Decades of Family Change
Accounting for Divorce
Whose Decision Was It? The Effects of Initiator Status on Adjustment to Marital Disruption
A Phenomenological Research Design Illustrated
Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research
Marital Status, Marital Transitions, and Health
Research on Divorce
Who Decides? The Social Characteristics of Who Initiates Marital Separation
Predictors of Divorce Adjustment
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |