Understanding psychosocial and grief experiences of divorced mothers navigating child custody
| dc.contributor.author | Azba Sohail | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-25T13:01:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-11-25T13:01:35Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Discords between spouses are increasing alarmingly and have the potential to worsen to the point of divorce, which can have a significant effect on the lives of those involved as well as their families. The present study explores the emotional journey of divorced mothers by understanding their psychosocial adjustment, challenges and healing with grief. Six divorced mothers were selected using purposive and snowball sampling technique. For an interview purpose, a semi-structured interview guide was made which contained questions related to the psycho-social, emotional and legal challenges experienced by divorced mothers who has lost custody of their children, how divorce impacted these mothers, how they coped with the grief and emotional distress while managing their daily life chores. Transcriptions of interviews were done using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) for an inductive analysis. Five superordinate themes were made by the development of numerous subordinate themes from the transcribed data. The themes emerged were recognizing key contributors to divorce, combating multifaceted challenges amidst divorce stigma, navigating the silent struggles in the wake of losing custody of a child, barriers to seeking justice and path towards healing by embracing divorce through various approaches. The research findings will contribute to the existing body of knowledge that will help mental health professionals, policymakers, and support organizations in tailoring their services to better assist divorced mothers in navigating these challenging circumstances by implicitly coping with the grief and loss and promoting their well-being meaningfully in Pakistani society whilst exploring the intervening role of family and friends in this regard. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/12756 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | UMT Lahore | |
| dc.title | Understanding psychosocial and grief experiences of divorced mothers navigating child custody | |
| dc.title.alternative | an interpretative phenomenological analysis | |
| dc.type | Thesis |