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Family Functioning and Differentiation in Indian Homeschooling Families: A Systems Perspective on Stress and Coping

Title
Family Functioning and Differentiation in Indian Homeschooling Families: A Systems Perspective on Stress and Coping
Creator
Simon, Soumya; Krishnan, Uma
Description
Family system and functioning play an integral part in individuals emotional development and channel the various coping mechanisms adopted by individuals to deal with multiple situations in life. The study explored family functioning, family differentiation, family stress, and family coping strategies among homeschooling families. A sample of 115 homeschooling families was selected by snowball sampling from India. A quantitative approach using correlation and regression analysis was used for the study. There has been a surge in families opting for home-based education post-pandemic. There is a need for an in-depth exploration of how these families function, develop differentiation, experience stress, and cope in a collectivistic culture like India. The results indicate that balanced cohesion in families predicts better differentiation in the motherchild subsystem, while family satisfaction predicts better differentiation in the husband and wife subsystem. The research findings can form a basis for developing family therapy specific to homeschooling and enhance the knowledge and understanding regarding the benefits and costs of homeschooling. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2026.
Source
Studies in Systems, Decision and Control;Volume;649;pp.567-578
Date
01-01-2026
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Subject
Differentiation in family system; Family functioning; Family stress and family coping strategies; Homeschooling
Coverage
Simon S., Department of Psychology, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; Krishnan U., Department of Psychology, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India
Rights
Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library
Relation
ISSN: 21984182;
Format
online
Language
English
Type
Book chapter

Citation

Simon, Soumya; Krishnan, Uma, “Family Functioning and Differentiation in Indian Homeschooling Families: A Systems Perspective on Stress and Coping,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 19, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/24100.

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