Bird nesting and its relationship with parents’ mental resilience

Maria  Verrou; Dimitris D.  Vlastos; Paraskevi  Theofilou

doi:10.59400/apr1951

Bird nesting and its relationship with parents’ mental resilience

Maria Verrou Department of Psychology, SCG-Scientific College of Greece, 10673 Athens, Greece
Dimitris D. Vlastos Department of Psychology, SCG-Scientific College of Greece, 10673 Athens, Greece; Laboratory of Experimental and Applied Psychology, SCG-Scientific College of Greece, 10673 Athens, Greece
Paraskevi Theofilou Laboratory of Experimental and Applied Psychology, SCG-Scientific College of Greece, 10673 Athens, Greece

Article ID: 1951

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59400/apr1951

Keywords: bird nesting; parents; mental resilience

Abstract

Divorce has increased dramatically in recent decades. Many separated parents adopt the “bird nesting” technique, where the parents rotate on a weekly basis in the family home, allowing the children to remain in their familiar environment. Thus, the present study investigated the correlation of “bird nesting” with the parents’ mental resilience. For this purpose, questionnaires were used on a sample of 99 parents who have divorced in the last 2 years, where they were asked about their demographic characteristics as well as questions related to the use of the “bird nesting” technique and mental resilience. The results showed that no statistically significant difference was found in mental resilience between parents who apply and do not apply the “bird nesting” technique. Overall, the present research did not find a relationship between the use of the “bird nesting” technique and the mental resilience of divorced parents. It is possible that the relationship is affected by various factors, such as the duration of the divorce, the age of the children, the financial situation, the existence of new partners, etc.

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2025-01-23

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Verrou, M., Vlastos, D. D., & Theofilou, P. (2025). Bird nesting and its relationship with parents’ mental resilience. Applied Psychology Research, 4(1), 1951. https://doi.org/10.59400/apr1951

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