ADETUNJI, CHRISTIAN MATTHEW2023-12-082023-07-252023-12-082023-07-25http://dspace.pacuniversity.ac.ke:8080/123456789/3733https://repo.pacuniversity.ac.ke/handle/123456789/3733.2The purpose of this study was to investigate the consequences of incarceration on non incarcerated partners, guided by the Satir Growth Model's personal iceberg concept, using hermeneutic phenomenology methodologies. The researcher investigated the specific effects of the personal iceberg on non-incarcerated partners of offenders at Nigeria's Agodi-Ibadan medium correctional facility, where ten female partners were purposefully recruited and participated in semi-structured, one-on-one interviews as well as two focus group interviews. The themes utilised Martin Heidegger's interpretative, inductive, and reflexive thematic analysis through the application of Larkin et al.'s (2021) six-step analysis approach. This guided the identification, analysis, and interpretation. The outcomes of the study objectives were presented in figures and tables. The study findings revealed that the non-incarcerated partners of inmates at the Agodi Ibadan medium correctional facility's personal iceberg (i.e., feelings, perceptions, expectations, yearnings, and self) were the underlying factors responsible for the amplified social and economic dynamics, impaired relationships, difficult co-parenting, and health impediments rather than the incarceration itself. In order to minimise the effects, the study presents recommendations for policymakers, professionals, community leaders, and religious leaders to develop relationships between non-incarcerated partners, their incarcerated counterparts, and members of society.enThesis