Determinants of observed confidant support for divorced mothers

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6205232
AutoresDavid S Degarmo (0000-0001-8449-3057, Oregon Social Learning Center, autor de correspondencia), Marion S Forgatch (0000-0002-6114-9883)
Año1997
Volumen72
Número2
Páginas336-345
Fecha de publicación1997-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
EditorialAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037//0022-3514.72.2.336
PMID9107004
OpenAlexW1965333983
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas12
Referencias citadas5

Marital separation can be a time of extreme stress and can significantly disrupt support networks and support processes when they are needed most. The purpose of this investigation was to test mechanisms of support erosion in a multimethod study of 138 divorced mothers and their confidants. Previous work was extended by using observational measures of confidant support in a process model including (a) maternal characteristics over time, (b) support person characteristics, and (c) relationship characteristics (intimacy and confidant relationship type). A hypothesized mechanism of erosion was supported in which ongoing maternal distress was positively associated with levels of confidant negativity, which in turn was related to lower levels of observed support. Having a partner was related to more intimacy than was having family and friends. Contrary to expectation, however, having a partner was related to lower levels of support, and intimacy was not related to observed support.

Developmental psychology · Distress · Emotional support · Negativity effect · Partner effects · Social support · Clinical Psychology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Marriage and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Social Psychology