Jong volwassenes se persepsies van gesonde gesinsfunksionering

[摘要] English: The aim of this research was to determine which factors, according to a group ofyoung adults, contribute to healthy family functioning and to determine how theirperceptions correspond with existing literature in this respect. Qualitativeresearch, specifically a multiple case study design was used. Snowball samplingwas used to obtain 10 participants between the ages of 20 and 39. Theseparticipants responded in writing to the question: In your opinion, what are thefactors contributing to healthy family functioning?, after which individual interviewswere held surrounding the same question. Analysis of the participants' responsesyielded 31 themes, 14 of which were mentioned by five or more participants.These 14 themes are: the handling of conflict, misunderstandings and problems;communication; respect; religion; hierarchy; love; example setting by parents;roles and roll distribution; support and co-operation; acknowledgement towardsfamily members; to spend time together; finances; trust; and active investmentin the family. These themes were compared to the research/utterances ofauthoritative family therapy models and it appears that participants' responsescorrespond with literature surrounding factors contributing to healthy familyfunctioning. Participants' responses also suggested new dimensions notpreviously indicated in literature. Suggestions were made concerning futureresearch.

[发布机构] University of the Free State