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BRUISED BUT NOT BROKEN: HOW COPING STYLES, SPIRITUALITY AND SOCIAL SUPPORT ARE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO HOW WELL PEOPLE DO AFTER DIVORCEBrown, Tasha L, Ms 01 June 2014 (has links)
The main purpose of this study was to examine how coping styles, spirituality, and social support contributed to divorced persons’ adjustment to life after divorce. The study used a qualitative research design with face‑to‑face interviews. A snowball sample was used in order to inquire divorced participants’ experiences after divorce. Twelve participants were interviewed to obtain their individual experiences and discernment of divorce transition.
The study found that spirituality (e.g., attending church, Bible reading, prayers) was a major copying strategy used by most of the participants after divorce. The study also revealed that the support of family and friends was utilized as another critical coping strategy to help aid divorcees in their transition to post divorce life. In addition, the findings of the study suggested that divorced participants, particularly females, were quite resilient in overcoming financial hardship, single parenting, loneliness, and abandonment.
This study’s results suggest that social workers need to be more knowledgeable about and equipped to provide adequate support and therapy to divorced persons’ post‑divorcé adjustment challenges. Another practice recommendation is that social workers should play a critical role in developing and facilitating a support group to help divorcees that are transitioning post‑divorce. In addition, special attention should be paid to provide additional help and support services for men who suffer mental and emotional effects of divorce transition.
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Personality profiles in the 16 PF correlated with measures of distress in the Fisher's Divorce Adjustment Scale in divorced men.Maharaj, Salisha Bogothiepersadh 24 June 2009 (has links)
Research in the field of divorce has primarily focused on women and children, and
there is a definite lack of literature that addresses divorce from a male perspective.
This lack of knowledge has influenced the clinical treatment and general social
support available to men who get divorced. This study aims to explore which, if any,
of the personality factors in the 16PF are correlated with adjustment to divorce using
the Fisher Divorce Adjustment scale in South African men. The divorce-stressadjustment
perspective was used to conceptualise adjustment to divorce and the
factors that influence adjustment to divorce (Amato, 2000). The sample consisted of
South African men who were divorced. A sample size of 40 participants was obtained
using convenient sampling. The results of the study indicated that the personality
factors ‘Anxiety’ and ‘Emotional Sensitivity’ are significantly and negatively
correlated to adjustment to divorce. This indicates that aspects of personality that
relate to a robustness of ego, low anxiety and a self-confident individual who is
emotionally mature, is more likely to adjust significantly better to divorce and thus
contribute significantly to the well-being of an individual post divorce.
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Generational curse? Spiritual appraisals, spiritual struggles and risk factors for the intergenerational transmission of divorce /Warner, Heidi L. January 2009 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Bowling Green State University, 2009. / Document formatted into pages; contains ix, 98 p. Includes bibliographical references.
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Positive Effects of Stressful Life Events: Psychological Growth Following DivorceGraff-Reed, Robin L. 26 July 2004 (has links)
No description available.
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The Effects of a Structured Intervention Program on Identity and Divorce AdjustmentWentz, Rodger Trent 01 May 1986 (has links)
The purpose of this research was to determine if a structured intervention program could assist individuals in adjusting to some of the disruption associated with divorce. A secondary purpose was to determine if identity status would mediate the effects of the intervention program upon divorce adjustment. The components of the intervention program were modeled on previous research. It was hypothesized that individuals participating in a structured treatment program would manifest greater gains in areas of divorce adjustment than the control group. However, results show that while there was greater gain for the experimental group than the control group in several areas, such gain was not a level of significance sufficient to support the primary hypothesis. In addition, support was not generated for the mediational role of identity. Indeed, identity appeared as a rather stable construct, showing very little change from treatment effects and not seeming to influence treatment outcome. It was found that those individuals high in identity status reported less adjustment problems from the divorce than those individuals with low identity statuses. However, this was not a factor of treatment with the control group reporting the same finding. Implications for future research suggest studies in divorce adjustment focus on symptomology and problems in day-to-day living, with objective measuring devices rather than the subjective self-report instruments currently in use. Research on identity status as it relates to divorce adjustment should be longitudinal in nature tracking identity prior to divorce, and allowing for longer intervention periods.
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The ambiguity of divorce adjustment male and female differences in the divorce process /Doziar, Donna R. January 2006 (has links)
Thesis (M.A.)--Lancaster Bible College, 2006. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 81-86).
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A religious coping model of divorce adjustmentWebb, Amy Pieper. January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2008. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
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The ambiguity of divorce adjustment male and female differences in the divorce process /Doziar, Donna R. January 2006 (has links)
Thesis (M.A.)--Lancaster Bible College, 2006. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 81-86).
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A longitudinal analysis of the role of religious appraisals and religious coping in adults' adjustment to divorceKrumrei, Elizabeth J. January 2009 (has links)
No description available.
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Positive effects of stressful life events psychological growth following divorce /Graff-Reed, Robin L. January 2004 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Miami University, Dept. of Psychology, 2004. / Title from second page of PDF document. Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-74).
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