The Phenomenology of Single Parents Raising a Child with a coexisting diagnosis of ADHD and ODD

Charlotte, North Carolina

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End Date June 26, 2023

Primary Contact Stephanie Cocchiaro

Email S_cocchiaro@aol.com

Phone (980) 348-9459


Study Details

Stephanie Cocchiaro
Charlotte, NC
S_cocchiaro@aol.com
(980) 348-9459
August 2, 2016

Dissertation Title: The Phenomenology of Single Parents Raising a Child with a coexisting diagnosis of ADHD and ODD

Purpose of Study: The purpose of this study is to understand the lived experiences of single parents who are raising a child who has ADHD with a coexisting diagnosis of ODD. Given the increase in stress and increase in issues experienced within the parent-child relationship, gaining an understanding of the lived experiences of these single parents can encourage the development of more effective support services, resources, and education. This study is designed in an attempt to minimize gaps in the existing literature in addressing the issue as experienced by single parents raising a child with ADHD and a coexisting diagnosis of ODD.

Methodology: For the purpose of this study, a qualitative, phenomenological research study using a transcendental phenomenology approach will be used to identify common themes among single parents who are raising a child with ADHD and co-morbid ODD. Participants will be interviewed to provide in-depth data on their personal lived experiences raising a child with ADHD/ODD, providing a way to view the phenomenon through the eyes of the participants (Moustakas, 1994), in this case, the single parents raising a child with ADHD/ODD. The interviews will be semi-structured to support the researcher’s ability to guide the interview process to obtain detailed and honest responses from participants that are relevant to the phenomenon studied and the specific research question of the study (Moustakas, 1994). The analysis of data will follow the modified van Kaam method (Moustakas, 1994) incorporating key aspects of phenomenology, including bracketing to separate out the researcher’s own experiences of a phenomenon in order to collect the lived experiences of others regarding the phenomenon while limiting researcher bias (Creswell, 2009; Moustakas, 1994). Funding: Non-profit; Doctoral Learner at Capella University. Date after which new study participants will no longer be accepted: No additional participants will be accepted once 10 participants are identified.

Curriculum vitae:

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References:

Creswell, J. W. (2009). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (3rd ed.).

Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Moustakas, C. (1994). Phenomenological research methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Publications, Inc. doi: http://dx.doi.org.library.capella.edu/10.4135/9781412995658