Perceived reasons for parental divorce : influence on young adults' attachment styles

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dc.contributor.authorWalker, Tavi R.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-15T20:13:42Z
dc.date.available2024-08-15T20:13:42Z
dc.date.copyright1996en_US
dc.date.issued1996
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Psychology
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the relationships among young adults' knowledge about their parents' divorce, the perceived reasons for the divorce (RPDQ), and attachment style as measured by The Relationship Questionnaire (RQ; Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991) and The Relationships Scale Questionnaire (RSQ; Griffin & Bartholomew, 1994). Participants were 81 university students from homes where parents had separated or divorced. Results indicated that perceived reasons for parental divorce predicted attachment style but extent of knowledge did not. Overt anger of parents, perceived involvement of the children, and an extra-marital affair emerged as the salient variables in differentiating secure from insecure attachment styles. Results are discussed in terms of implications for divorcing parents, conducting therapy with children from divorced homes, and future research.
dc.format.extent96 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/20068
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.titlePerceived reasons for parental divorce : influence on young adults' attachment stylesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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