To be in between: The meaning of PIS-divorce groups for children from divorced families
Engelsk titel: To be in between: The meaning of PIS-divorce groups for children from divorced families
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Författare:
Lofthus, Grethe Aarreberg
;
Skorpen, Frode
Email: grethel@haugnett.no
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 24
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 16093263
Sammanfattning
The aim of this study was to gain increased understanding about lived experiences of teenagers
participating in PIS-divorce groups (programme for implementation of divorce groups in school). From
the perspective of caring science and based on an ontological assumption of human
interdependence, as well as earlier research that showed lack of consensus on the effect of divorce
on children, the question that we felt needed to be asked was how teenagers experienced PIS-divorce
groups, and the meaning of this experience in the time after. The methodological approach was
phenomenological-hermeneutical. The sample is based on interviews with five teenagers. The
analysis uncovered two themes: To be in between and To be there for each other. Teenagers viewed
the offer of support as important. PIS-divorce groups enabled them to increase their understanding of
their life situation. The caring science concepts of suffering, love, and interdependence have
contributed to give new and deeper understanding to teenagers’ lived experience.