Correlates of Distress Following Heterosexual Relationship Dissolution

Bibliographic Data

ID2924907
AuthorsPatricia A Frazier (0000-0001-6345-8578, University of Minnesota), Stephen W Cook (0000-0002-2870-4259, University of Missouri)
Year1993
Volume10
Issue1
Pages55-67
Publication date1993-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0265407593101004
OpenAlexW2087564825
LanguageEN
Citations received37
References cited9

The purpose of this study was to examine correlates of initial distress and current recovery among individuals who have experienced the breakup of a dating relationship, including factors associated with commitment to the relationship (i.e. satisfaction, duration, closeness, perceived alternatives) and factors associated with coping with life stressors (i.e. perceptions of the controllability of the breakup, social support and self-esteem). Participants were 34 males and 51 females who had experienced the breakup of a dating relationship within the past 6 months. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that these variables accounted for between 21 and 47 percent of the variance in the measures of initial distress and current recovery. The coping-related variables added significantly to the prediction of initial distress and current recovery once the commitment-related variables were taken into account, but were more strongly related to recovery than to initial distress. Implications for research and practice are discussed

Closeness · Coping (psychology · Developmental psychology · Distress · Multilevel model · Social support · Stressor · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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