Papers by Claire Cartwright
Journal of Family Studies, 2005
Family matters (Melbourne, Vic.)
This paper examines the impact of relationships with former spouses on repartnered couples and pr... more This paper examines the impact of relationships with former spouses on repartnered couples and presents the results from interviews with 32 adults (16 stepcouples) who were interviewed jointly and individually about their experiences of forming a relationship and living in a stepfamily.
Children in stepfamilies are at increased risk of negative outcomes compared to children in first... more Children in stepfamilies are at increased risk of negative outcomes compared to children in first marriages, although most fare adequately or well. Researchers have emphasized the importance of defining the stepfamily processes that support or hinder child adjustment. This article considers the challenges that mothers face as they raise their children in stepfamily households. It examines the stepfamily processes that
Children and Youth Services Review, 2014
Mobile phone text counselling offers an opportunity to engage young people via a familiar and acc... more Mobile phone text counselling offers an opportunity to engage young people via a familiar and accessible medium. Interviews conducted with young people highlighted aspects of text counselling they perceived as valuable including privacy and autonomy, having control over the counselling process and maintaining anonymity. Participants appreciated the accessibility of text counselling and felt comfortable communicating through text. Despite the anonymity, they also felt they got to know the counsellor as a 'real person' and experienced a relational connection with them. Text counselling may help young people balance their contradictory needs for autonomy and connection and facilitate their engagement with counselling support.
British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2014
This study explores how adolescent clients construct the purpose and outcome of counselling. A na... more This study explores how adolescent clients construct the purpose and outcome of counselling. A narrative analysis was performed on interviews with 22 clients (aged 16-18) who had used a school-based counselling service. The aim was to identify the purpose and outcomes that participants attributed to their counselling experience. The analysis identified four narrative forms that young clients used to describe counselling. These included 'transformative', 'supportive', 'pragmatic' and 'disappointed' narratives. Each narrative form constructed a different purpose and outcome for counselling. Engaging with clients' narratives about the purpose and intended outcome of counselling may allow counsellors to better match their expectations and approach to fit with their young client or to work with them to co-construct more flexible narratives that support helpful outcomes.
Psychiatry Research, 2014
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 2010
Abstract Young adults (N= 25) who grew up in stepfamilies in New Zealand took part in narrative i... more Abstract Young adults (N= 25) who grew up in stepfamilies in New Zealand took part in narrative interviews on relationships development with their stepfathers. Initially interview data were analyzed using thematic analysis that indicated the importance of perceptions ...
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 2006
This article examines the narratives of 16 individuals diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). Be... more This article examines the narratives of 16 individuals diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). Before diagnosis, the participants had experienced disparate and transient symptoms. Diagnosis itself involved numerous tests and health practitioners, varied responses to the diagnosis, an inability to assimilate information about the disease, and a view of MS as being the lesser of two evils. Immediately after diagnosis, participants revealed concerns about the unpredictable progression of the disease. Patient narratives reflected both negative and positive aspects of living with a chronic illness, such as shifting roles, discrimination, reevaluation of priorities, reinvestment in the family, and positive lifestyle changes. All aspects of the narratives revealed fear and anxiety in relation to the unknown.
Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 2008
... The interview method was adapted from McAdams's method (see Crossley, 2000; McAdams, 199... more ... The interview method was adapted from McAdams's method (see Crossley, 2000; McAdams, 1993). ... Three of the participants (Caitlyn, Stephanie, and Angela) talk about a happy, normal, or ideal family in the early years and recall perceiving it this way as children. ...
Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 2005
Abstract This current study investigates adolescents' and young adults&a... more Abstract This current study investigates adolescents' and young adults' expectations of parenting by mothers following remarriage. Based on an earlier qualitative study of parent-child relationships, it was hypothesized that young people expect parents to maintain ...
Journal of Affective Disorders, 2014
Background: The beliefs of people receiving treatment about the causes of their own mental health... more Background: The beliefs of people receiving treatment about the causes of their own mental health problems are researched less often than the causal beliefs of the public, but have important implications for relationships with prescribers, treatment choices and recovery. Method: An online survey on a range of beliefs about depression, and experiences with antidepressants, was completed by 1829 New Zealand adults prescribed anti-depressants in the preceding five years, 97.4% of whom proceeded to take antidepressants. Results: Six of 17 beliefs about the causes of their own depression were endorsed by more than half the sample: chemical imbalance, family stress, work stress, heredity, relationship problems and distressing events in childhood. There were some marked differences in content, structure and level of conviction of beliefs about one's own depression and the sample's previously published beliefs about depression in general. There were also significant differences between the beliefs of demographic groupings. Regression analyses revealed that self-reported effectiveness of the antidepressants was positively associated with bio-genetic causal beliefs. The quality of the relationship with the prescribing doctor was positively related to a belief in chemical imbalance as a cause and negatively related to a belief in unemployment as a cause.
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Papers by Claire Cartwright