Abstract

This qualitative study examined the experiences of displaced single-mothers because of conflict. The study drew findings from 16 single-mother internally displaced person (IDP) participants from Marawi City in the Philippines who participated an in-depth interview. Emergent themes revealed three dimensions where single-mothers especially suffer; physically, economically, and psychologically. While it was found that every IDP agonizes about the consequences of war, the article argued that single-mother IDPs are experiencing extra hardships considering the absence of their marital partners. Although they bear these additional difficulties, the way humanitarian help is extended to IDPs does not reflect the intricacies involved in their status. Aid is generically given to households without considering distinct household sensitivities such as single-mother IDP status. Social services for the IDPs should, therefore, utilize labels or categories which reflect or pertain to household structures (single-mothers or two-parent households) to effectively address distinct needs in displacement. Future studies may include qualitative and quantitative explorations on the degree by which single-parent and two-parent IDP households differ in the challenges they experienced. A study also on the case of single-fathers and their IDP households may also be explored to gauge the degree by which this present study can be extended to single-fathers.

摘要

这项定性研究调查了因冲突而流离失所的单身母亲的经历。该研究从来自菲律宾马拉维市的 16 名单身母亲境内流离失所者 (IDP) 参与者中得出了结果，他们参加了深度访谈。新兴主题揭示了单身母亲特别受苦的三个方面；身体上、经济上和心理上。虽然发现每个国内流离失所者都为战争的后果而苦恼，但文章认为，考虑到婚姻伴侣的缺席，单身母亲国内流离失所者正在经历额外的困难。尽管他们承受了这些额外的困难，但向国内流离失所者提供人道主义援助的方式并没有反映出他们的状况所涉及的复杂性。一般向家庭提供援助，而没有考虑不同的家庭敏感性，例如单身母亲的国内流离失所者身份。因此，为国内流离失所者提供的社会服务应利用反映或与家庭结构（单亲母亲或双亲家庭）相关的标签或类别，以有效解决流离失所者的不同需求。未来的研究可能包括对单亲和双亲 IDP 家庭在所经历的挑战方面的差异程度进行定性和定量探索。还可以探索一项关于单亲父亲及其 IDP 家庭案例的研究，以衡量本研究在多大程度上可以扩展到单亲父亲。利用反映或与家庭结构（单亲家庭或双亲家庭）相关的标签或类别，有效解决流离失所者的不同需求。未来的研究可能包括对单亲和双亲 IDP 家庭在所经历的挑战方面的差异程度进行定性和定量探索。还可以探索一项关于单亲父亲及其 IDP 家庭案例的研究，以衡量本研究在多大程度上可以扩展到单亲父亲。利用反映或与家庭结构（单亲家庭或双亲家庭）相关的标签或类别，有效解决流离失所者的不同需求。未来的研究可能包括对单亲和双亲 IDP 家庭在所经历的挑战方面的差异程度进行定性和定量探索。还可以探索一项关于单亲父亲及其 IDP 家庭案例的研究，以衡量本研究在多大程度上可以扩展到单亲父亲。