LSC 2533 Research
Methods
Journal Article Reviews
(CLO 5)
Components
Three articles are described with the following for sections
each:
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Section 1 – Library research description
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Section 2 – Article abstracts and references
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Section 3 – Research descriptions
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Section 4 – Article evaluation
The full evaluation is provided under the top ranked article
– Article 1
Article 1
Section 1
Source: HCT Libraries page >Discover>Electronic Resources
Search terms: Divorce and children
Section 2
Title: DIVORCE IS A PART OF MY LIFE...
RESILIENCE, SURVIVAL, AND VULNERABILITY: YOUNG ADULTS' PERCEPTION OF THE
IMPLICATIONS OF PARENTAL DIVORCE
Abstract
A qualitative study among 22 young
adults (20-25 years old) whose parents divorced during their childhood was
conducted in Israel, using semi-structured, in-depth, open-ended interviews.
Qualitative data analysis led to identification of three profiles, aiming at a
grounded theoretical conceptualization. Three core themes were identified: the
centrality of the family; short- and long-term implications of parental divorce
and its relations to supportive coping resources; and perspective at young
adulthood. Further analysis led to typifying participants by three profiles,
which represent the grounded theoretical conceptualizations: resilience,
survival, and vulnerability. The most prominent difference among the profiles
was the relationships between participants and their parents, and their
perception of ongoing parental responsibility. A thorough discussion of the
results and their implications for future research, theory development, and
practice are presented. (Eldar-Avidan, Haj-Yahia, & Greenbaum, 2009)
Reference
Eldar-Avidan,
D., Haj-Yahia, M. M., & Greenbaum, C. W. (2009). DIVORCE IS A PART OF MY
LIFE... RESILIENCE, SURVIVAL, AND VULNERABILITY: YOUNG ADULTS' PERCEPTION OF
THE IMPLICATIONS OF PARENTAL DIVORCE. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy,
30-46.
Section 3
Population
The article describes population of Israeli
young adults whose parents divorced before these young adults were 18 years
old.
Research
Approach
The article is
qualitative in nature which leads to descriptive results and is followed by a
grounded-theory approach to data analysis. It takes subjective perceptions and
experiences of young Israeli adults about their parents’ divorce through in-depth,
open-ended, semi-structured interviews.
Participant
selection
Purposive, theoretical and spiral sampling was used in
the selection of the participants. Of the 22 participants of six were men and
16 were women. Those were Israeli, and single. Their parents were married before
3-20 years. At the time of their parents, the age of the participants were
2-17. Parents were divorced 6-22 years before the participants’ interviews.
Main results
Through the data analysis of the respondents, three
central themes were identified: centrality of family, short and long-term effects
of divorce on the young adults and their handling, and their perceptions about
divorce. From that analysis, three profiles the major findings of the research
and these offer a grounded theory with explaining theoretical understanding of resilience,
survival and vulnerability in the perspective of parental divorce. These
profiles shows the participants’ perception of themselves, their functioning
and ability to deal with the developmental tasks of adulthood with regards to
parental divorce. These profiles are
connected to the ability of parents to act responsibly to support their
children cope with the situations of life.
The resilience were flexible and valued the family relations
greatly. They were optimistic and interpreted the divorce as empowering and
meaningful. While knowing the associated pain in the divorce their overall
perception is of gain. In this study 9 out of 22 fell in this category. 8 out
of 22 participants were survivors who saw divorce as complex and which require
lot of adjustments. They are unsure about their experiences and know about the
vulnerability of gains but also the losses. They had a sense of mutual
responsibility. The participants with this type of profile had very painful memories
about divorce which were effecting their lives very negatively. In the present
study, five participants out of 22 were vulnerable.
Section 4
Ranking: Best
The study has a broad and well defined approach in
terms of its model to deal with the subject in a broader and long term
perspective. It has covered very significant traits of human behavior with
association to the human social conditions. I have gained useful exposure and
insights about the different themes studied and analyzed through this research.
The authors had found three different personality traits with regards to
effects of divorce. The first one being the resilience who were flexible and
valued the family relations greatly. They were optimistic and interpreted the
divorce as empowering and meaningful. While knowing the associated pain in the
divorce their overall perception is of gain. The second one was of survivors who saw
divorce as complex and which require lot of adjustments. They are unsure about
their experiences and know about the vulnerability of gains but also the
losses. They had a sense of mutual responsibility. The last personality is
called as vulnerable who had very painful memories about divorce which were
effecting their lives very negatively. The major implication for practice
should involve mental health professionals and family therapists which could
offer proactive and reactive help in different stage of children adjustment.
The validity of the article could be
increased if there were more number of participants included in the research
with consideration of diverse backgrounds.
Article 2
Section 1
Source: HCT Libraries page >Discover>Electronic Resources
Search
terms: Divorce
Section 2
Title: The Long Reach of Divorce: Divorce and Child
Well-Being Across Three Generations
Abstract
We used data from the study of Marital Instability Over
the Life Course to examine links between divorce in the grandparent generation
and outcomes in the grandchild generation (N = 691). Divorce in the first (G1)
generation was associated with lower education, more marital discord, weaker
ties with mothers, and weaker ties with fathers in the third (G3) generation.
These associations were mediated by family characteristics in the middle (G2)
generation, including lower education, more marital discord, more divorce, and
greater tension in early parent-child relationships. In supplementary analyses,
we found no evidence that the estimated effects of divorce differed by
offspring gender or became weaker over time. Our results suggest that divorce
has consequences for subsequent generations, including individuals who were not
yet born at the time of the original divorce.
Reference
Amato, P. R.,
& Cheadle, J. (2005). The long reach of divorce: Divorce and child
well‐being across three generations. Journal of Marriage and Family, 67(1),
191-206.
Section 3
Population
The population of this study consisted of all married
individuals in a household in the neighboring United States who has a
telephone, both husband and wife present and both spouses were 55 years of age
or less in the year 1890. The study was conducted from years 1980 to 2000. The
study was conducted in and around the United States.
Research
Approach
The present article is of a qualitative nature which
takes interview as a method of data collection and insights.
Participant
selection
Random digit dialing technique was used to select a household
sample and another second random procedure was used to select husband and wife
of the research participants. The final sample size was 2033 married persons (not
couples).
Main results
The authors concluded that there was a consistent
trend with the implications of grandparents (Generation 1) divorce on the grand
children (Generation 3). G1 divorce was associated negatively with G3 education
and positively linked with G3 marital conflict. It was also negatively
associated with quality of G3 relations with fathers and mothers. Overall
results say that divorce in the grandparent generation was associated with
numerous problematic consequences in the generation of grandchild. Hence
according to the result of the study, those grandchildren whose grandparents
had divorced obtained less education, earned less income have more trouble in
marriages, and have weak relationship with their parents and face several
psychological problems.
Section 4
Ranking: Bottom
Article 3
Section 1
Source: HCT Libraries page >Discover>Electronic Resources
Search
terms: Divorce
Section 2
Title: The Cause of Divorce among Men and Women Referred to
Marriage and Legal Office in Qazvin, Iran
Abstract
Marital separation and divorce can
be the most unpleasant event in the adult's life, and families will be hurt by
divorce event. The prevalence of divorce has been increased in last decades.
Therefore, this study was conducted to identify the divorce cause among the
divorce seeking men and women in Qazvin, Iran. This cross-sectional study was
conducted among 572 (400 women and 172 men) subjects who requested for divorce
and were referred to divorce and marriage office of Qazvin province during 3
month in 2009. Data were collected by self - administered questionnaire,
interviewing subjects and using Likert scale. Data were analyzed by Chi- Square
test and Mann-Whitney (SPSS version 16). The participants of the study included
400 women (26.5±7.4 years) and 172 men. In view points of women the primary
wrong mate selection was main cause of divorce (59.8%), but the men believed
that the families and relatives interference was the main reason for separation
(43.7%). Among the respondents, mean score of "dependency to their
families" and "unmet emotional needs" were 3.44±1.6 and 3.86±1.4
respectively. In addition mean score of infertility among men and women were
1.37±1.0 and 1.29±0.9 respectively. Wrong mate selection, unmet emotional
needs, families' interference, and "dependency to families" are more
important factors than traditional factors which are sexual or physical
factors.
Reference
Barikani, A.,
Ebrahim, S. M., & Navid, M. (2012). The cause of divorce among men and
women referred to marriage and legal office in Qazvin, Iran. Global journal of
health science, 4(5), p184.
Section 3
Population
The population used in the research were women and men
with a total of 572. Among them 400 were women and 172 were men who had
requested for divorce in the office of marriage and divorce in year 2009. The
study was conducted in the Qazvin province of Iran.
Research
Approach
The research approach was quantitative which involved
self-administered questionnaires. The Likert scale was administered in the
study and the outcomes are presented numerically.
Participant selection
The selection of the sample is not clear in the study,
however it is mention in the method that those who had requested for divorce
during 3 months, from August to November were included in the research.
Main
results
The results indicate that according to women
participants, 60% viewed the major cause for divorce was “primary wrong
selection”. Among men, 43.7% believed that the main cause of the divorce is
effect of “family interference”. The average score form both men and women
viewed "dependency to his or her family" and "unmet emotional
needs" (feeling less) were higher than any other factors causing divorce. The
"infertility" as a factor of divorce in both women’s and men’s opinion
were lower than the other factors. However, table 5 suggests that "dependency
to his or her family" and "Primary wrong selection of spouse"
were the most significant reasons for divorce from the men and women
perspective respectively.
Section 4
Ranking: Middle
