Behind the Eyes of Adolescents from Broken Families
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This qualitative phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of adolescents from broken families. This utilized an in – depth interview to gather responses from six (6) participants who were within the range of 13 – 19 years old, enrolled in Junior or Senior High School, have parents who were formerly married but separated in a period of 5 - 10 years (during the child’s early childhood to adolescence period based on Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages of Development), and live in a province in the Philippines. The following themes, family as an emotional system, emotional setbacks, changes in their interpersonal relationship, acts of rebellion, went through the stages of grief, friends as support system, faithfulness in God, and hopeful and moving forward were derived from the study. Children from broken families displayed emotional distress that affected different aspects of their lives, but despite this challenging reality of being part of broken families, the participants of this study remained hopeful about their future. Indeed, the love and support of their loved ones served as a motivating force for them to be optimistic in life.
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