Divorcing and building a new life.
The purpose of this study was to provide a qualitative description of women's experiences of divorcing and building a new life. Interviews with 10 divorced women were conducted, transcribed, and analyzed using the constant comparative method. Four phases were identified in the process of divorcing and building a new life: the emotional divorce, making the decision, pulling apart, and moving beyond. Feelings and coping strategies reported by the participants are described.
Radford
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B
Creighton University School of Nursing, Omaha, NE 68178, USA.
Travers-Gustafson
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Miller
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C
L'Archevesque
C
C
Furlong
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Norris
J
J
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003657:Decision Making; D004243:Divorce / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D012648:Self Care; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*