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Predictors of Coping for Mothers of Separated/Divorced Offspring*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2010

Allison M. Krause  and
Bonita C. Long
Allison M. Krause
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia
Bonita C. Long
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia
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Abstract

The relationship between family cohesion, perceived control, received social support types (emotional, informational, and tangible), and the coping strategies used by mothers of separated or divorced offspring was examined. Data were obtained from 84 mothers aged 45 to 78 (M age 61). Two multiple regression analyses were conducted with avoidant coping (focus on and venting emotion, behavioural disengagement, mental disengagement) and active coping (active coping, planning, positive reinterpretation and growth) serving as criterion variables. Greater use of avoidant coping was associated with low family cohesion, low perceived control, and high received emotional support. In addition, greater use of active coping was associated with high received emotional support.

Résumé

Cette étude examine la relation entre, d'une part, la cohésion familiale, le contrôle subjectif, et trois formes de soutien social (soutien émotionnel, apport d'information, aide concrète), et, d'autre part, les stratégies d'adaptation utilisées par les mères de personnes séparées ou divorcées. Les données ont été obtenues auprès de 84 mères âgées de 45 à 78 ans (moyenne: 61). Deux analyses de régression multiple ont été conduites en utilisant l'adaptation de type évitement (accent mis sur la ventilation des émotions, sur le désengagement mental et comportemental) et l'adaptation de type implication active (adaptation active, planification, réinterprétation positive et croissance) à titre de variables critères. Un recours plus fréquent à l'adaptation de type évitement s'est avéré être associé à une faible cohésion familiale, un bas niveau de contrôle subjectif, et à un haut niveau de soutien émotionnel. De plus, une utilisation plus importante de l'adaptation active était associé à un haut niveau de soutien émotionnel.

Keywords

MothersOffspringSeparation/DivorceCopingMèresenfantsseparation/divorcefaire face
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Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , Spring/printemps 1993 , pp. 50 - 66
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Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 1993

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