Parentalidade em casos de adoção monoparental

• Ano de defesa: 2016
• Autor(a) principal: Biasutti, Carolina Monteiro
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo; BR; Mestrado em Psicologia; UFES; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia
• Palavras-chave em Português: Adoption; Parenting; Single parents; Family; Responsabilidade dos pais; Famílias monoparentais; Adoção; Psicologia; 159.9
• Link de acesso: http://repositorio.ufes.br/handle/10/9047

In view of the social changes that have occurred over the past decades regarding the organization of families and the roles assigned to women and men, and the current discussion on the concept of family in the Brazilian society and the legitimacy of family organizations that diverge from the traditional model, this research understands the importance of studying the adoptive single parent family and its specific features, in order to see how they exercise parenting. The current study, with a qualitative and descriptive approach, aimed to investigate the adoption process regarding single parents and to discover and describe the experience of parenting in the studied families, considering the dimensions proposed by the Hoghughi Parenting Model. This research interviewed four adoptive mothers and one adoptive father, aged between 31 to 56 years old, whose children were between 3 and 12 years old. The established inclusion criteria was that the child had to be under 12 and that he or she had to be with the family for at least one year. The participants answered a semi-structured interview guide, built on similar research, that consists of issues related to adoption and parenting. All participants agreed to voluntarily participate in the study and signed a Term of Free and Informed Consent. As main results, the research discovered that the motivation of the participants to adopt a child was arising from their desire to expand the family and be a parent, and that this desire was not related to biological infertility. In all cases it was evident the support from the extended family. All participants reached the Childhood and Youth Courthouse for the completion of the adoption process. It was observed that the wait for the child was a moment of emotional and financial preparation in order to welcome the new member in the family and that fears and anxieties related to the adoption process were experienced. The adaptation of the children to the interviewed families occurred in a short period, although all caregivers have mentioned the need to adapt your routine to the new family situation. As for parenting, it was observed that all participants performed physical, emotional and social practical care of the children, inspiring and encouraging them in their development, as well as imposing rules and limits when necessary. The participants proved to be attentive to the needs of their children and motivated to attend them. The interviewed families highlighted the dedication of an exclusive time for the child as a priority. Some challenges of being a single parent were perceived by the families, which were overcome in the daily practice of childcare and the presence and assistance of a support network, which primarily involved the extended family, but also counted on friends and paid outside services. Skills development and changes in participants were also highlighted. This research concludes that single parents families met the dimensions proposed in the Model of Parenting, and despite presenting some challenges specific to this family model, they were overcome by the parents. According to what was reported, it could be seen that the studied single parent families provided a suitable environment for the development of children and that the experience of parenting promoted the development of adoptive parents.