This survey set out to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on estranged family relationships that are distant or inactive. The survey was disseminated to members of the Stand Alone community during May 2020. Data is presented from 801 individ... Read More about Family estrangement and the Covid-19 crisis. A closer look at how broken family relationships have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
Dr Lucy Blake's Outputs (7)
Parents and children who are estranged in adulthood: A review and discussion of the literature (2017)
Journal Article
This review article examines what is known about estrangement between parents and adult children in terms of definition, prevalence, causes, and consequences. Estrangement has been defined and conceptualized in different ways, although most definitio... Read More about Parents and children who are estranged in adulthood: A review and discussion of the literature.
Hidden voices. Family estrangement in students (2015)
Report
Data is presented from 84 students who completed the Hidden Voices survey that was a collaboration between Stand Alone and the Centre for Family Research at University of Cambridge
Hidden voices. Family estrangement in adulthood (2015)
Report
This report presents data from 807 people took part in an online survey about family estrangement. All participants had self-identified as being estranged from their whole family or key family member such as their mother, father, siblings or children... Read More about Hidden voices. Family estrangement in adulthood.
Families created by donor insemination: Father-child relationships at age 7 (2013)
Journal Article
This study examined the psychological well-being of fathers and father–child relationships in families with a 7-year-old child conceived by donor insemination. Twenty-four donor insemination families and comparison groups of 25 egg donation and 32 un... Read More about Families created by donor insemination: Father-child relationships at age 7.
Children born through reproductive donation: A longitudinal study of psychological adjustment (2012)
Journal Article
Background: Parenting and children's adjustment were examined in 30 surrogacy families, 31 egg donation families, 35 donor insemination families, and 53 natural conception families. Methods: Parenting was assessed at age 3 by a standardized interview... Read More about Children born through reproductive donation: A longitudinal study of psychological adjustment.