ERIC Number: EJ1029537
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-3831
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Daycare Staff Emotions and Coping Related to Children of Divorce: A Q Methodological Study
Øverland, Klara; Størksen, Ingunn; Bru, Edvin; Thorsen, Arlene Arstad
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v58 n3 p361-384 2014
This Q methodological study explores emotional experiences and coping of daycare staff when working with children of divorce and their families. Two main coping strategies among daycare staff were identified: 1) Confident copers, and 2) Non-confident copers. Interviews exemplify the two main experiences. Both groups may struggle with coping in this work. Still, Non-confident copers seem to experience more problems than do Confident copers. Both Confident and Non-confident copers find it difficult to work with parents who argue in front of the children. Accordingly, we suggest tailored education and counseling in this field to increase knowledge and coping among staff, to help them in their work with children of divorce.
Descriptors: Emotional Experience, Coping, Divorce, Conflict, Parents, Parent Child Relationship, Child Care Centers, Child Caregivers, Counseling, Interviews, Parent Caregiver Relationship, Foreign Countries, Factor Analysis, Caregiver Child Relationship, Q Methodology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Norway
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