Institute for Research in Social Communication SAS
Topic
Resiliency and well-being of single parent families in Slovakia
PhD. program
Health psychology
Year of admission
2025
Name of the supervisor
doc. Mgr. Miroslav Popper, CSc.
Contact:
Receiving school
Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences
Annotation
The aim of the dissertation will be to map and examine the living conditions of single-parent families in Slovakia. Single-parent families are at risks of inadequate resources (financial, material, time needed for family and household care and flexibility), poor employment (low income and precarious conditions) and insufficient policies (to ensure children’s standard of living), which are interconnected. Qualitative in-depth interviews with single-parent mothers and fathers will focus on personal and family resilience strategies in various social and individual contexts. In addition to the empirical findings, recommendations will be developed for policy makers, non-governmental organizations, as well as single parents, in order to promote more ways of supporting this group of people.