The subjective experiences of divorced men in the South African context
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2009-06-18T11:15:42Z
Authors
Meirim, Hugo Miguel Neves
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This research project focused on the subjective experiences of divorce, experienced by
men within the South African context. It involved conducting focus groups, as well as
individual interviews, with the aim of eliciting common themes. The data was analysed
using thematic content analysis and the themes were then categorized with the assistance
of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory of development. This provided a framework to
order the myriad themes that emerged through the interviews, which varied from
emotional responses to the prolonged and complex stressor sequence that is divorce, legal
issues around custody, as well as the broader financial and social impact experienced by
the men involved. These themes included the negative as well as positive impacts
experienced by divorced men.