@article{Falculan_Paula_Ocdamia_Samiley_2019, title={Lived Experiences of Young Adults From Broken Families on Marital Relationships}, volume={7}, url={https://jurnal.unai.edu/index.php/isc/article/view/1129}, DOI={10.35974/isc.v7i1.1129}, abstractNote={<p>People often take for granted the impact of having separated parents on children. Individuals<br>from broken homes are highly impressionable and the effects of what they have witnessed<br>during childhood are conventionally carried with them into adulthood. There have been a<br>limited amount of studies describing the impact of parental separation of young adults’<br>perception on marriage. This study aimed to delve into how parental separation affects young<br>adults’ perception on marital relationship. Specifically, this study deals with the perception on<br>marital relationships of young adults from broken families. Also, it explores the outlook on<br>marital relationships of young adults from broken families after their parents’ separation. This<br>study used a phenomenological research design to explore young adults’ perception on<br>marriage. A total of 12 young adults coming from broken families participated in the study to<br>provide the researchers with information about their thoughts and feelings about marriage. The<br>researchers used a semi-structured interview and the collected data were analyzed using the<br>Colaizzi’s method. On the perception on marital relationship of young adults from broken<br>families, four themes emerged, namely: God-centered relationship; couples in love;<br>legalization of a relationship; and foundation of family. The participants defined that perception<br>of marital relationships is related to the definition of a healthy relationship between husband<br>and wife. Furthermore, the factors that affect the outlook of young adults from broken families<br>were categorized into four themes: negative experience leading to fear, development of trust<br>issues, poor self-worth, and attachment problems. Here, the participants explained that the<br>negative outlook on marital relationships is related to the negative experiences, trust issues,<br>poor self-worth, and attachment issues that developed as impact of broken families. The<br>researchers recommend that similar studies with a quantitative approach be conducted for the<br>further assessment of the dilemma presented by the study. Further research could bring about<br>different results especially if done on a large population and different.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Abstract Proceedings International Scholars Conference}, author={Falculan, Raymund Madrigal and Paula, Paula A and Ocdamia, Jon Joshua J and Samiley, Samantha Gaylle G}, year={2019}, month={Dec.}, pages={512-529} }