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Citation |
Jibeen T. Can. J. Behav. Sci. 2014; 46(4): 475-484. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2014, Canadian Psychological Association, Publisher Elsevier Publishing) |
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Abstract |
The current study explores young women's decision to leave their parental homes in Pakistan. Fifteen women (14 to 23 years) were interviewed from three shelter homes situated in Lahore, one of the cosmopolitan cities of Pakistan. The purpose of the study was to explore the familial structural and functional factors that influence young women's decision to leave their parental home. The in-depth interviews were audiotaped, transcribed, translated, and analysed by identification of themes. Content analysis revealed salient familial structural (broken homes, economic strain, and familial involvement in illegitimate activities) as well as functional factors (harmful parental practices characterised by neglect or authoritarian attitude, double standard, discrimination, and sibling rivalry, etc.) as the background factors for leaving home. These dysfunctional familial factors set the stage for emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, which the women often reported as the ultimate cause of their decision to run away. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) |
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Keywords |
Family; Family Structure; Human Females; Marriage; Sexual Abuse; Victimization |