19 research outputs found
Design of chemical libraries with potentially bioactive molecules applying a maximum common substructure concept
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Children’s imagined future families: Relations between future constructions and present family forms in Austria
No full textMultiple perspectives in qualitative family research: Crafting and conducting research projects
No full textTriangulating perspectives: ontology and epistemology in the analysis of qualitative multiple perspective interviews
No full textThe Key to the Extraordinary Thermal Stability of P. furiosus Holo-Rubredoxin: Iron Binding-Guided Packing of a Core Aromatic Cluster Responsible for High Kinetic Stability of the Native Structure
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The Impact of Financial Hardship on Single Parents: An Exploration of the Journey From Social Distress to Seeking Help
Get PDFSingle parent families are at high risk of financial hardship which may impact on psychological wellbeing. This study explored the impact of financial hardship on wellbeing on 15 single parents. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed using constructivist thematic analysis. Participants described food and fuel poverty, and the need to make sacrifices to ensure that children's basic needs were met. In some cases, participants went without food and struggled to pay bills. Isolation, anxiety, depression, paranoia, and suicidal thoughts were described. However, participants reported that psychological services not able to take the needs of single parents in to account. Support for single parents must acknowledge the impact of social circumstances and give more consideration economic drivers of distress.</p
