A Qualitative Study of Safety and Belongings Before and After the Communist Regime in Slovakia. Issue 2 (2nd April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Burgetova, Kristina
• Is Part Of: Journal of family psychotherapy. Volume 27:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 125
• Page End: 147
• Publication Date: 2016-04-02
• Subjects: Family cohesion -- meaning making -- political system change -- pre- and post-communist Slovakia -- process research -- the impact of larger system -- worldview formation; Family psychotherapy -- Periodicals; 616.89156
• DOI: 10.1080/08975353.2016.1169025
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0897-5353

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This qualitative study examined the experience and perceptions of individuals' immediate environment, family cohesion, safety and belongings during and after the communist regime in Slovakia. The aim of this exploratory study was to gain more understanding of the impact of political regime on individual's perceptions and viewpoints. Purposeful sampling was used to select 12 participants who were divided based on specific criteria into 2 groups: "the younger" and "the older group." Content analyses were used to analyze the data. Implications for future research and practice along with research limitation are discussed.