The transition to single parent adoption for women at midlife
A qualitative, phenomenological research design was used to explore the experience of the transition to single parent adoption for women at mid-life. The participants were ten women ranging in age from 43 to 52 years of age who had adopted within the last five years and who had been a parent for...
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| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/9405 |
| Summary: | A qualitative, phenomenological research design was used to explore the experience
of the transition to single parent adoption for women at mid-life. The participants were ten
women ranging in age from 43 to 52 years of age who had adopted within the last five
years and who had been a parent for at least one year. In individual, in-depth taped
interviews, the women described the meaning and experience of the transition to single
parent adoption. A thematic analysis procedure based on the work of Colaizzi (1978) was
used to develop the common and unique themes of the participants. Analysis of the data
revealed there were two patterns that illustrated a complex and challenging transition
process. The results of this study are described in relation to their implications for
counselling and further research studies. |
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