The contribution of divorce to parental self-efficacy and perception of parenting among divorced parents: A qualitative study

dc.contributor.advisorRose, Jenny
dc.contributor.advisorRoman, Nicolette
dc.contributor.authorRix, Ramone Che
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-10T09:11:21Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-19T07:39:34Z
dc.date.available2019-06-10T09:11:21Z
dc.date.available2024-04-19T07:39:34Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionMagister Artium (Psychology) - MA(Psych)en_US
dc.description.abstractDivorce and self-efficacy are areas that have been studied quite widely and extensively in recent decades. Going through a divorce has an effect on how parents actually parent their children, which in turn has an effect on the behavioral, emotional, social and academic outcomes of the child. Divorce is considered a significant factor in determining emotional and social problems that children begin to exhibit. However, few research has been conducted on the relationship of divorce with parental self-efficacy and perception of parenting among divorced parents in South Africa. Therefore, this study used qualitative interviews to explore the impact of divorce on parental self-efficacy and perceptions of parenting among ten divorced parents from working to middle class community in Cape Town, South Africa. . The interviews were analyzed by making use of thematic analysis. Results showed that, although participants experienced an initial period of extreme emotional distress and feeling overwhelmed at being a single parent, their confidence in their parenting increased over time as they began to adjust to their new lives and received adequate and regular support. This was accomplished through various techniques and coping mechanisms employed by the participants, and with their social support structure playing a significant role on their parental self-efficacy. This study contributes to the research that has been conducted on parental self-efficacy, specifically, the research that has been conducted in a South African context, which has been generally lacking in terms of previous research.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/12187
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectParental self-efficacyen_US
dc.subjectParenting perceptionsen_US
dc.subjectDivorceen_US
dc.subjectThematic analysisen_US
dc.subjectDivorced parentsen_US
dc.titleThe contribution of divorce to parental self-efficacy and perception of parenting among divorced parents: A qualitative studyen_US

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