Review article
https://doi.org/10.31299/ksi.31.2.3
Parental alienation – what comes next
Ines Majnarić
orcid.org/0000-0003-3475-3572
; Obiteljski centar, Područna služba Primorsko-goranska
Abstract
The significant interest of scientists and experts in the concept of alienation dates to the 1980s, and it has gained attention in Croatia as well in the last three years. Various discussions that are being held today about the concept of alienation have been taken into consideration. Thus, the aim of the paper was to present the current understanding of the concept and the polemics that are being conducted both at the international level and among Croatian experts about the scientific basis of the concept and research methodology. In addition, polemics stand out among those who primarily focus on alienation and those who primarily focus on child abuse and domestic violence. Furthermore, the paper mentions changes in the research approach to the concept itself, where it is emphasized that the number of research in the field of alienation is increasing, that there is a shift towards quantitative research, and there is also an increasing number of research projects that test theoretically generated hypotheses. In conclusion, the paper emphasizes the agreement of many experts and scientists about the need to be careful about the possibility of misuse of the concept of alienation, about the multifactorial perspective of alienation, and about the need for further research. At the end of the paper, recommendations are given for possible further research in order to contribute to methodological clarity and better mutual understanding between practitioners and scientists.
Keywords
alienation; high-conflict divorces; violence; best interests of the child
Hrčak ID:
312029
URI
Publication date:
21.12.2023.
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