![]() ![]() In light of the above, past literature together with attachment theory research on initial attachments with one’s main care-givers is reviewed, looking at the development of a secure versus insecure attachment style. The study endeavours to reach a deeper understanding of how a break in the relationship with a parent as a consequence of a parental separation, even at the adolescent phase of development, can impact the adolescent’s inner sense of security and in turn, other present social attachments. It then explores her subjective experiences with and perception of her attachment to others. This study is informed by phenomenology as it analyses the adolescent experience of the parental separation by means of the change in the physical and emotional presence of her mother and father. The first interview focuses more on the experience of the parental separation, and the second interview on the present social attachments of the adolescent girl. A qualitative research process is applied by means of a two-part semi-structured interview. ![]() The focus is on four adolescent girls and how their attachment style is impacted by the experience of parental separation. ![]()
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