Coping Strategies and Postdivorce Health Outcomes

Richmond, Lucinda S.; Christensen, Donna Hendrickson

doi:10.1300/j087v34n01_03

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“…The focus is on two levels of interactions, namely: (1) The internal handling of problems amongst family members, and (2) the families' way of managing problems outside the boundaries of the family unit, but still influencing the family (McCubbin et al, 1996). The 3D-item, 4 point Likert scale measures the participant's responses to problems instead of how families respond to difficult situations (Richmond & Christensen, 2000 …”

Section: The Family Crises Oriented Personal Evaluation Scales (F-copmentioning

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Resilience in Remarried Families

Greeff

Toit

2009

The American Journal of Family Therapy

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Assignment presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Counselling Psychology) at the University of StellenboschSupervisor: Prof A P Greeff April2005Il STATEMENT I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the work contained in this assignment is my own original work and, that I have not previously in its entirety or in part submitted it at any university for a degree.Stellenbosch University http://scholar.sun.ac.za iii ABSTRACT Using a cross-sectional survey research design the present study aims to explore those resilience factors which enable remarried families to withstand and rebound from the disruptive challenges they face. Furthermore, recovery factors were examined which enabled remarried families to cope more effectively and to emerge hardier from a -____ crisis. Remarried families who were married between one to four years, with at least one family member presently in school, were approached to take part in this study. Hersaamgestelde gesinne wat tussen een tot vier jaar getroud is, met ten minste een gesinslid op skool, is genader om aan die studie deel te neem. 'n Ouer en 'n kind van 38 gesinne het onafhanklik ses vraelyste en 'n oop-end vraag beantwoord. Die volgende veerkragtigheidsfaktore is met behulp van kwalitatiewe en kwantitatiewe metings geïdentifiseer: (1) gesinsverhoudings en ondersteuning (wedersydse respek, samewerking en 'n liefdevolle band), (2) oop gesinskommunikasie wat bevestigend is en wat sorg en ondersteuning oordra, sowel as minder opruiende kommunikasie wat geneig is om stresvolle situasies te vererger, (3) die vermoë om 'n sin van kontrole oor uitkomste in die lewe te hê deur 'n aktiewe orientasie in aanpassing tot en die beheer van stresvolle situasies, (4) aktiwiteite en roetine wat gesinne help om tyd saam te spandeer en die skep van samesyn, (5) 'n sterk huweliksverhouding (bestaande uit duidelike gedefinieerde rolle, gelykheid en ondersteuning van mekaar), (6) ondersteuning van familie en vriende, (7) interne en eksterne hantering van probleme deur die herdefiniëring van stresvolle gebeure, sowel as die verkryging en aanvaarding van sosiale ondersteuning, (8) spiritualiteit en godsdiens in die gesin wat doel en betekenis verskaf wat verder gaan as die krisissituasie.

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Section: The Family Crises Oriented Personal Evaluation Scales (F-copmentioning

confidence: 99%

Resilience in Remarried Families

Greeff

Toit

2009

The American Journal of Family Therapy

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“…From various studies it appears that when one frequently uses avoidance strategies to deal with stressful situations, it leads to adaptation difficulties in both adolescents (Armistead et al, 1990;Kurdek & Sinclair, 1988;Sandler, Tein & West, 1994) and parents (Richmond & Christensen, 2000). Dealing passively with stressful situations could perhaps ease the mind, but cannot be considered a successful strategy for dealing with stressful circumstances.…”

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“…Dealing passively with stressful situations could perhaps ease the mind, but cannot be considered a successful strategy for dealing with stressful circumstances. When using the 'reframe' coping strategy, one redefines the stressful situation so that it appears more dealable (McCubbin et al, 1996;Richmond & Christensen, 2000) and as a result one approaches the stressful situation in a more positive manner. Stressful situations, positively redefined and approached positively, affect the degree of control over and the evaluation of the stressful situation associated with divorce, which in turn enhances the adaptation of the children (Sandler, Kim-bae & MacKinnon, 2000).…”

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Resiliency in Divorced Families

Greeff

Vansteenwegen

Demot

2006

Social Work in Mental Health

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The aim of this cross-sectional and exploratory study was to identify resiliency factors that are associated with family adaptation after divorce. Questionnaires (The Family Hardiness Index, The Family Crisis Oriented Personal Evaluation Scales, The Relative and Friend Support Index, The Social Support Index, The Family Sense of Coherence Scale) and an open-ended question were used to collect data independently from parents and children belonging to 68 divorced families in Belgium. Results indicate that there is a significant positive correlation between the three components of family hardiness (commitment, challenge, and control-according to the parents) and the family's adaptation to its changed circumstances. There are also positive correlations for both parents and children between the positive redefining of stressful situations by the family, the social support of the family, and the family's adaptation after divorce. According to the children there are also significant positive relationships between the family's use of avoidance strategies, the parents' educational level, the number of years that the parent had been divorced, and the family's adaptation.

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“…Postdivorce psychological adjustment includes managing distress to re-establish a lifestyle as an independent adult with a social support system (Amato, 2000;Hetherington & Kelly, 2002;Richmond & Christensen, 2000;Thoits, 1995). Coping responses used in the presence of distress are facing the problem and avoiding the problem.…”

Section: Coping Response and Divorcementioning

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“…Holahan and Moos (1985) speculated that a short period of cognitive avoidance may be helpful in providing the individual time to garner personal resources in the initial phases of coping in a life crisis. Richmond and Christensen (2000) investigated curvilinear relationships between coping strategies and health outcomes and found the avoidant coping strategy of passive appraisal was effective up to a point, after which the strategy was no longer effective. Richmond and Christensen suggested avoidant coping strategy can be a helpful coping strategy when done in moderation or balanced with use of active coping strategies.…”

Section: Coping Response and Divorcementioning

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Stress and Coping of Midlife Women in Divorce Transition

Sakraida

2008

West J Nurs Res

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This article describes stress and coping by decider status. Participants were 154 women aged 34 to 54 years who were recently divorced from their first marriage and were married 3 years prior to divorce. Participants self-selected into decider statuses as initiators, noninitiators, or mutual deciders. Noninitiators indicated not knowing the divorce experience was going to occur, not having enough time to get ready for it, saw it as something someone else did, and perceived it as a threat. Initiators and mutual deciders viewed the divorce as a challenge. Noninitiators were less positive about the divorce experience than were initiators and mutual deciders. Acceptance or resignation differed significantly for noninitiators and mutual deciders but not between noninitiators and initiators. Characterizing midlife divorce transition experiences provides a foundation for developing primary intervention to support personal growth, healing, and a healthy lifestyle.

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Coping Strategies and Postdivorce Health Outcomes

Cited by 25 publications

References 29 publications

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Resilience in Remarried Families

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Stress and Coping of Midlife Women in Divorce Transition

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