Building Strong Families In Singapore Phase 1 - Interview

Duration of Study Phase: March 2022 - September 2022

Duration of Interview Session: 45 - 60 minutes

Number of Session: 1 

Format of Session: Face-to-face or Zoom

*Note that the face-to-face session will be held at our office.

About the study:

This study is carried out to understand how strong and resilient families would look like in Singapore, regardless of family life stage and family types. Catholic Family Life Limited is a charity that seeks to form, empower, and restore families at all stages of development, regardless of ethnicity or religion, via our education, formation, and counselling programmes. The core belief is that all families have strengths and the capability to face challenges and grow from it. Catholic Family Life seeks to understand what makes a family strong, how families survive adversities, family communication patterns, the values that Singaporean families hold close, and the aspects or characteristics of strong families in Singapore, with the hope that we can equip families with the necessary support and resources to flourish.

Your responses will provide valuable insights for us at Catholic Family Life to better understand, serve and support individuals, married couples and families through our services and resources.

Who can participate?

We will include any individual aged 21 years old and above and is English speaking. 

What will be discussed?

If you take part in this research study, you will be asked to partake in one interview session, and to share your views regarding family strength, family communication patterns, family values, challenges and resources, and any other viewpoints and concerns related to the aspects of strong families.

Participants will also be asked to share about their own family, the influences of their views, the challenges they face and how these are solved, and any other aspects of their family life in relation to family strength.

How will my privacy and confidentiality of my research records be protected?

Participation in this research study may involve the collection of individually identifiable personal data and will be kept at a minimal. Only the Principal Investigator has your personal data (e.g., names and contact information) and this will not be released to any other person, including members of the research team, during the course of the study. 

Participants will be asked to read through the "Participant Information Sheet" and sign off to acknowledge that they have read and given their consent to participate in the study.