Home alone: The good, the bad and everything in between

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Sonia Elizabeth Prasadam and Anuradha Sathiyaseelan (Department of Psychology, Christ University, Bangalore, Karnataka)

Children of dual earning nuclear families tend to spend some time after school alone at home. The time spent without the supervision of adults is known as ‘self-care’. The present study aimed to explore the past experiences of young adults (19 23 years) who have been in self-care during their early adolescent years. Participants were interviewed through an in-depth interview (n=7). The interviews were conducted orally, meeting face to face with the participants. The data acquired from these interviews were transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis. The major findings of the study reflected positive aspects of their experience, negative aspects of their experience and role of telephonic parental supervision.