A pretest/post-test experimental design was employed to test whether or not participation in postseparation/postdivorce counseling groups resulted in improved self esteem and/or adjustment and whether a format in which extra-group socializing was encouraged or was discouraged is more effective in facilitating these changes. / The sample consisted of volunteers who were pretested during the intake procedure. Using gender as the stratification variable, 15 persons each were randomly assigned to a group in which extra-group socializing was encouraged, a group in which extra-group socializing was discouraged, and a minimal contact group. The groups met one evening per week for eight weeks. A total of 42 persons, including 14 from each group, completed post-testing. The Raschke Postdivorce Problems and Stress Scale was utilized to measure divorce adjustment and the Tennessee Self Concept Scale to measure self esteem. / Analysis of covariance and the Least Significant Difference procedure revealed that both treatment groups produced significantly better divorce adjustment scores than the minimal contact group. Analysis of covariance indicated no significant differences among the three experimental groups in self esteem improvement. T-tests of pretest/post-test scores revealed improvement of individual members. The greatest mean improvement in divorce adjustment and in self esteem and the greatest number of extra-group socializing activities occurred in the group in which extra-group socializing was encouraged. / Discussion of personal concerns was the most frequent and conversations about the group the least frequent activity. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 44-10, Section: B, page: 3187. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1983.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75193 |
| Contributors | CAMPBELL, MARTHA S., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 239 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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