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Analyzing College Students’ Perceptions About How Parents Should Interpersonally Communicate Divorce to Their Children

Published:2021-10-28 Issue: Volume: Page:106648072110524
ISSN:1066-4807
Container-title:The Family Journal
language:en
Short-container-title:The Family Journal

Author:

Punyanunt-Carter Narissra Maria¹^ORCID,Norman Mary S.¹,LaFreniere Jenna R.¹

Affiliation:

1. Texas Tech University, College of Media and Communication, Department of Communication Studies, 3003 15th. Street, Lubbock TX

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate college students’ perceptions about how parents should interpersonally communicate divorce to their children. One hundred and nine college students provided their personal responses regarding the topic. Themes were created based on the responses. It is evident that college students have strong perceptions regarding the ways in which parents need to communicate divorce to their children. There were three main themes: 1) message-focused, 2) the verbal and nonverbal approach, and 3) other/exempt. The results of the study are important for creating future interventions and/or plans to discuss divorce with children.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Social Sciences (miscellaneous),Social Psychology

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10664807211052489

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