The impact of discernment counseling on individuals who decide to divorce: experiences of post-divorce communication and coparenting.

ABSTRACT: Discernment counseling is designed to help couples considering divorce arrive at a greater sense of clarity and confidence in their decision making about the future of their marriage. Possible outcomes include making no change to the marriage, divorcing, or attempting reconciliation through couples therapy. To date, no research has been done on whether or not discernment counseling helps couples who decide to divorce with their post-divorce family life (i.e., coparenting). We surveyed 11 people (from male-female couples) and conducted in-depth interviews with eight who had undergone discernment counseling and subsequently divorced to see what impact discernment counseling had on their post-divorce coparenting relationship. We analyzed the data from a phenomenological perspective. Responden

SUBMITTER: Emerson AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7894569 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature