The Experiences of Divorced Mothers as Single Parents

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  • Pravani Naidoo

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https://doi.org/10.17159//2309-8708/1998/n23a3

Abstract

This study explores divorced mothers' experiences of single-parenting through in-depth interviews with 5 volunteer divorced mothers drawn from the client­ base of the Chatsworth Child and Family Welfare Society. These single-parents are Indian, and divorced with custody of their children. The duration of single-parenthood ranges between 1 and 5 years. A discourse analysis reveals that interviewees' discursive constructions of what it means to be a single-parent are framed within the themes of transition and continuity. The tensions and contradictions between these competing themes play themselves out in terms of the interpretative repertoires of (i) demands and responsibility; (ii) self-nurturance I self-actualisation; and (iii) legitimation of single-parent status.

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2026-01-18

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Naidoo, P. (2026). The Experiences of Divorced Mothers as Single Parents. PINS-Psychology in Society, (23). https://doi.org/10.17159//2309-8708/1998/n23a3

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No. 23 (1998)

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