Relationship Stability in Lesbian Couples with Children : a Qualitative Psychological Study

• Main Author: O'Rourke, Julie
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Boston College 1996
• Subjects: Relationship stability; Lesbian couples
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2345/1822

Thesis advisor: Bernard O'Brien === This study investigated factors which influenced the stability of long-term relationships among twelve lesbian couples who had been together for at least fifteen years and reared children. A retrospective, semi-structured interview was used and each participant was interviewed separately. Themes related to relationship stability were identified prior to the interview and operationalized through the interview questions. === Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 1996. === Submitted to: Boston College. School of Education. === Discipline: Counseling, Developmental Psychology, and Research Methods.