Indigo Klabanoff, Dixie State University
Communications
With globalization and the minority population changing, it is extremely important to learn the real statistics that are out there when it comes to single parenting. The most important thing though, is to figure out is which communication styles work in healthy communication, with single parent families.
The government helps out women who are in single parent situations, as well as providing them psychological help, and monetary support to raise their children so they don’t continue the trend of parenting without the support they desperately need. Furthermore the psychosocial factors, self-esteem, sense of mastery, life stress, and social support among first-time mothers versus single mothers in early parenthood made a substantial difference
Based on those facts stated above, single parent families need to have a support system in place to continue healthy communication throughout the years. Although there is research on psychology, money and the single parent, there isn’t much on healthy communication; and what resources are out there. By studying the communication patterns after involvement in a support group we can learn about how influential support programs are.
I will be measuring the questions by having the participants take a survey
The purpose of this study, then, is to explore ways in which single parent families communicate with each other. Furthermore, to see if healthy communication increases when families seek support systems such as Big Brother/Big Sister. Specifically, the study will focus on two primary objectives:
- Does communication between a single parent and their child increase significantly with the help of support systems such as Big Brother/Big Sister?
- Do single parents develop confidence in communicating after the completion of a Big Brother Big Sister Program.
- Does openness and emotional support within the single parent family increase with the help of a big Brother or Big Sister?