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Year 2017, , 1024 - 1034, 27.12.2017
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Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, 6(3). https://doi.org/10.14301/llcs.v6i3.267 Whitton, S. W., Rhoades, G. K., Stanley, S. M., & Markman, H. J. (2008). Effects of parental divorce on marital commitment and confidence. Journal of Family Psychology, 22(5), 789–793. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0012800

RESILIENCE OF A CHILD FROM BROKEN-HOME FAMILY: A PHENOMENOLOGY STUDY

Year 2017, , 1024 - 1034, 27.12.2017
https://doi.org/10.18769/ijasos.370052

Abstract

A
parental divorce is a stressful event for children. Several studies show that
children from broken
-home family have complex problems. However, some children from broken-home family are found to be able to have a good achievement and able to grow to be positive. They are able to
build resilience in facing their family problems. Th
e purpose of study was to understand how a child from broken homes
achieves resilience. A phenomenology study was used in this study. Interviews and observations were used to
collect data.



The subject was a 25-year-old female. The resilience
framework which focuses on socio-ecological context was used
to understand how the subject achieved the
resilience.
The parents of the subject divorced when the
subject was four years old, then subject’s mother remarried three times. The
subject had stressors related to open conflict between her mother and father,
traumatic experience through witnessing physical abuse of step father, lack of
openness in communication with mother, and unsupportive friends.
In this
case,
the resilience process began when the subject was
already young adult. The subject’s understanding could help her in accepting
and coping the problem actively. It is supported by subject’s internal characteristics
including religiosity
, cognitive, and social
competenc
ies which developed as the subject grown up. The
openness in communication which get reciprocity from the significant other
around the subject has a role in achieving resilience. Therefore, the lesson
learned from this research are resilience can be achieved if the individual who
exposured the stressors coped the problem actively. It is supported by both of
internal and external
resilience factors which include
of
: (1) acceptance, (2) religiosity, (3) cognitive ability, (4) social
competenc
ies, and (5)
social support
. In this case, mature age seemed to be an
important factor in achieving resilience since it reflect maturity in those
factors cited previously.

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Cui, M., Fincham, F. D., & Durtschi, J. A. (2011). The effect of parental divorce on young adults’ romantic relationship dissolution: What makes a difference? Personal Relationships, 18(3), 410–426. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6811.2010.01306.x Ermisch, J., & Francesconi, M. (2000). The increasing complexity of family relationships: Lifetime experience of lone motherhood and stepfamilies in Great Britain. European Journal of Population/Revue Européenne de Démographie, 16(3), 235–249. Folkman, S., & Lazarus, R. S. (1980). An analysis of Coping in a middle-aged community sample. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 21(3), 219. https://doi.org/10.2307/2136617 Greeff, A. P., & Van Der Merwe, S. (2004). Variables associated with resilience in divorced families. Social Indicators Research, 68(1), 59–75. Grych, J. H., & Fincham, F. D. (1990). Marital conflict and children’s adjustment: A cognitive-contextual framework. Psychological Bulletin, Vol 108. No 2, 267-290 Javanmard, G. H. (2013). Religious Beliefs and Resilience in Academic Students. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 84, 744–748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.06.638 Kelly, J. B., & Emery, R. E. (2003). Children’s adjustment following divorce: Risk and resilience perspectives. Family Relations, 52(4), 352–362. Kumpfer, K. L. (2002). Factors and processes contributing to Resilience: The Resilience framework. In Glantz, M. D., & Johnson, J. L. Longitudinal research in the social and behavioral sciences, An interdisciplinary series: Resilience and development positive life adaptation. New York: Kluwer Academic Publisher. Lazarus, R. S. (1993). Coping theory and research: past, present, and future. Psychosomatic Medicine, 55(3), 234–247. Lazarus, R. S., & Folkman, S. (1984). Stress, appraisal, and coping (11. [print.]). New York: Springer. Linley, P. A., & Joseph, S. (Eds.). (2004). Positive psychology in practice. Hoboken, N.J: Wiley. Liu, J. J. W., Reed, M., & Girard, T. A. (2017). Advancing resilience: An integrative, multi-system model of resilience. Personality and Individual Differences, 111, 111–118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.02.007 Mackay, R. (2005). The impact of family structure and family change on child outcomes: A personal reading of the research literature. Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, 24(4), 111–133. Masten, A. S. (2001). Ordinary magic: Resilience processes in development. American Psychologist, 56(3), 227–238. https://doi.org/10.1037//0003-066X.56.3.227 Masten, A. S., Best, K. M., & Garmezy, N. (1990). Resilience and development: Contributions from the study of children who overcome adversity. Development and Psychopathology, 2(4), 425. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579400005812 Masten, A. S., & Coatsworth, J. D. (1998). The development of competMeçe, M. (2015). Impact of Family Structure Changes on Child Wellbeing. Balkan Social Science Review, 6, 109–137. Meçe, M. (2015). Impact of family structure changes on child wellbeing. Balkan Social Science Review, 6, 109–137. Meisenbach, R. J. (2010). The female breadwinner: Phenomenological experience and gendered Identity in Work/Family Spaces. Sex Roles, 62(1–2), 2–19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-009-9714-5 Mitchell, F. (2011). Resilience: Concept, factors and models for practice. Stirling, Scotland: Scottish Child Care and Protection Network.(No. None). Retrieved from http://www.kelsi.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/35460/20th-May-15-KS-resilience-concept-factors-and-models-for-practice.pdf Olsson, L., Jerneck, A., Thoren, H., Persson, J., & O’Byrne, D. (2015). Why resilience is unappealing to social science: Theoretical and empirical investigations of the scientific use of resilience. Science Advances, 1(4), e1400217–e1400217. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1400217 Reis, L. A. dos, & Menezes, T. M. de O. (2017). Religiosity and spirituality as resilience strategies among long-living older adults in their daily lives. Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 70(4), 761–766. https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0630 Reutter, K. K., & Bigatti, S. M. (2014). Religiosity and spirituality as resiliency resources: Moderation, mediation, or moderated mediation? Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 53(1), 56–72. Rodgers, K. B., & Rose, H. A. (2002). Risk and resiliency factors among adolescents who experience marital transitions. Journal of Marriage and Family, 64(4), 1024–1037. Ruswahyuningsi, M. C., & Afiatin, T. (2015). Resiliensi pada Remaja Jawa. Gadjah Mada Journal of Psychology, 1(2). Retrieved from https://journal.ugm.ac.id/gamajop/article/view/7347 Santrock, J. W. (2002). Life-Span Development Sixth Edition Chapter II. Jakarta: Erlangga Snyder, C. R., & Lopez, S. J. (Eds.). (2002). Handbook of positive psychology. Oxford [England] ; New York: Oxford University Press. Thomas, J., & Högnäs, R. S. (2015). The effect of parental divorce on the health of adult children. Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, 6(3). https://doi.org/10.14301/llcs.v6i3.267 Whitton, S. W., Rhoades, G. K., Stanley, S. M., & Markman, H. J. (2008). Effects of parental divorce on marital commitment and confidence. Journal of Family Psychology, 22(5), 789–793. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0012800
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