Single Parent Family

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Conceptual/Theoretical Framework of the Study Single parents Divorce, death of a spouse, and taking care or adopting a child on one’s own without getting married are the circumstances that Lauer and Lauer (2007) described as single-parent families. Recently, people—particularly women—choose to become parents without being married; and for some, they receive support from family, friends, clergys, employers, and physicians (Mannis, 1999; Downs, 2003 as cited in Lauer & Lauer, 2007). As for the case of divorce, being a single parent does not necessarily mean that the former spouse is no longer in-touch with their offspring; but rather mean that the child lives with one parent. However, there are some cases that contact with children are impossible.…show more content…
The first form, role overload, occurs when the demands on the individual’s time and energy accumulate and exceed his/her ability to perform either roles proficiently. (Duxbury & Higgins, 1991; Voydanoff, 1993, as cited in Walis, & Price, 2003). On the other hand, the second form deals with incompatibilities arising from work and family demands. This is recognized as bi-directional, which means that the demands in fulfilling the family domain can interfere with achieving the demands of the work domain; the same goes with fulfilling the demands of the work domain, which can interfere with achieving the demands of the family domain (Duxbury et al., 1994; Eagle et al, 1998, as cited in Walis, & Price,…show more content…
Out of several theoretical perspectives that explains the relationship between work-family conflict and physical outcomes, Allen and Armstrong (2006) used only two: (1) stress theory and (2) time-availability. In stress theory, an individual may result to unhealthy behaviors (e.g. consuming unhealthy food or activity) that produce pleasure, which will reduce one stress. In other words, the stress that stems from work-family conflict undermine positive healthy behaviors. The second perspective pointed out by Allen and Armstrong (2006) is based on time availability. This perspective suggests that a share of any resources (e.g. time) allocated to one domain becomes less available for another demand (e.g. individual activities). Hence, when an individual feels that their time and energy resources are decreasing due to the demands coming from either or both domains, he/she will have lesser time to engage in physical and other healthy
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