Psychosocial characteristics and female adjustment to marital dissolution.
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Title
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Psychosocial characteristics and female adjustment to marital dissolution.
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Identifier
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AAI9130371
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identifier
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9130371
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Creator
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Scott, Etienne Elise.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Vera Paster
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Date
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1991
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Clinical | Psychology, Social
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Abstract
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The specific objectives of this study were to determine whether sex-role attitudes and perceived social support are variables affecting post divorce adjustment. Adult female subjects aged 21-55 who were within two years of legal separation or divorce were studied. The study utilized the Bem Sex-role Inventory, the Inventory of Attitudes Towards Men and Women, the Procidano and Heller measures of perceived social support, and the Derogatis Symptom Checklist 90-R. T-tests and Pearson correlations were used to determine significant levels of association among the identified variables.;Androgynous women experienced less distress than the other subgroups and feminine women experienced more distress. The masculine subgroup was not found to experience less distress when compared with the others, nor was the undifferentiated subgroup found to experience more distress.;Support from family was found to have a negative relationship with post-divorce adjustment. Perception of support from friends was not related to post-divorce adjustment.;Women with more traditional attitudes about sex-role were more likely to perceive support from family. White and Black women perceived more support from friends in contrast with Hispanic women. Younger women, and those with less education and income experienced more distress. Women who reported that they initiated the divorce experienced less distress. Length of time separated was found to be negatively associated with distress. Presence of children was not found to be an adjustment factor.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
