An exploration of the family resilience needs of a rural community in South Africa: a sequential explanatory mixed methodological study design
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Date
2017
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Springer Verlag
Abstract
The aim of the study is to identify and explore
family resilience needs in a rural community in the West
Coast region of South Africa. An explanatory mixed methodological
sequential design was implemented. Firstly, Sixbey’s
(2005) Family Resilience Assessment Scale, was employed to
conduct the quantitative assessment via a door-to-door sample
of convenience identified with the assistance of a local nongovernmental
organisation. Of the 656 participants, 39.8%
were male and 60.2% were female, with an average age of
37.90 years (standard deviation 13.92). Secondly, four focus
groups involving 27 community participants provided qualitative
data. Results from the quantitative assessment show that
family connectedness and utilising social and economic
resources were the lowest scoring, and belief systems the
highest scoring, dimensions in family resilience. Based on
the quantitative findings and the discussions, three thematic
categories emerged: community and family challenges; community
belief systems; and current family functioning and
organisational patterns. A number of families and groups
within the community were able to provide feedback, recommendations
and work collaboratively in this study. This contributed
to the argument we make for the transformative
mixed methods paradigm that is discussed. This study provides
further insight into the theory of family resilience.
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Family resilience, Family resilience needs assessment, Explanatory mixed methodological sequential design, Family organisational patterns, Belief systems
Citation
Isaacs, S.A. et al. (2017). An exploration of the family resilience needs of a rural community in South Africa: a sequential explanatory mixed methodological study design. Current Psychology, 2017: 1-15