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.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/7042 |
| Date | 24 June 2009 |
| Creators | Maharaj, Salisha Bogothiepersadh |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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