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Table 3 Content areas, categories, and subcategories

From: A shift in focus: Mothers’ descriptions of sharing a child with a co-parent with unhealthy alcohol use after participating in a support program

Content area

Reasons for seeking support

Perceived effects of the program

Categories and sub-categories

Coping with co-parent drinking

- Escalation of drinking and alcohol-related consequences

- Wanting new coping strategies in relation to the co-parent

Emotional validation and support

Worrying about the children

Perceptions of available support for SOs

Change in my own behavior

- Interaction with the children

- Taking care of myself

- Coping with the co-parent

Acknowledgement and relief

Missing in the program