Less house, more home: Adolescent and young adults' experiences of home following parental separation

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Francia, Leanne
Millear, Prudence
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2019
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Drawing on interviews with adolescents and young adults (N = 17), this qualitative study explored experiences of home following parental separation. Children's sense of home was primarily constituted through the emotional connection with parents and a sense of belonging. A transition space between two households was identified. Children's sense of home was fluid and two themes emerged as creating ambiguity in their sense of home. First, ongoing co-parental conflict, comprising denigration of the other parent, difficulties in sharing care of children, and withholding of financial resources. Second, parent-child relationships following parental re-partnering. Ongoing co-parental conflict appeared to tie together poorer experiences of children's sense of home. Our preliminary work tentatively concluded that it is not the amount of time, but potentially the quality of relationship with members of each household, that contributes to children's sense of home following parental separation.

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Family Law Review

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8

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1

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Francia, L; Millear, P, Less house, more home: Adolescent and young adults' experiences of home following parental separation, Family Law Review, 2019, 8 (1), pp. 3-15

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