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Antecedents of symptom expression during marital separation
Author(s) -
Chiriboga David A.,
Brierton Patricia,
Krystal Sheila,
Pierce Robert C.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198210)38:4<732::aid-jclp2270380407>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - psychology , stressor , separation (statistics) , mental health , clinical psychology , multilevel model , expression (computer science) , set (abstract data type) , depressive symptoms , social support , developmental psychology , psychiatry , anxiety , social psychology , machine learning , computer science , programming language
Examined the role of possible antecedents of psychological symptoms among 310 recently separated men and women. Hierarchical set regression analysis indicated that socio‐demographic variables generally are unrelated to symptom expression, although age, gender, length of marriage, and length of separation did predict either agitated depressive or stress symptoms. Several dimensions of social stressors contributed to the prediction of one or more of six symptom factors, but symptoms also were associated with current psychological well‐being. These results suggest that the symptomatology of divorcing persons can be partitioned into that which is consequent to the disruptive conditions encountered in divorce and that which may reflect characteristic levels of mental health.