The Development of an Instrument to Measure the Psychological Response to Separation and Divorce

Gray, Cathleen; Shields, Joseph J.

doi:10.1300/j087v17n03_03

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“…The clinician can assess the client's psychological stage through observation or the use of a standardized assessment instmmcnt (Gray & Shields, 1992;Kitson, 1982). This assessment combined with knowledgc of where the client is in the legal process will determine the type of intervention that is appropriate.…”

Section: Psychological and Legal Stages Of Divorcementioning

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Why Therapy is Not in the Client's Best Interest

Gray

1997

Journal of Divorce & Remarriage

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Section: Psychological and Legal Stages Of Divorcementioning

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Why Therapy is Not in the Client's Best Interest

Gray

1997

Journal of Divorce & Remarriage

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“…A number of studies have revealed that marital disruption has a substantial influence on susceptibility to a wide range of both mental and physical dysfunctions (for reviews, see Bloom, Asher & White, 1978;Pledge, 1992). However, researchers have gradually accrued evidence that it is possible to have positive responses to separation and divorce, such as relief, personal growth and development, and enhanced self-esteem (Buehler & Langenbrunner, 1987;Gray & Shields, 1992;Spanier & Castro, 1979;Spanier & Thompson, 1983;Veevers, 1991).…”

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“…Buehler and Langenbrunner (1987) examined a number of possible changes following a divorce and identified seven separate dimensions; two of the dimensions comprised positive changes and five comprised mainly negative changes. Gray and Shields (1992) identified three separate dimensions according to Bolwby's (1961) theory of mourning; one dimension labelled``the urge to recover lost object phase'', a``disorganization-phase'' dimension, and a``reorganization-phase'' dimension. Both these studies used factor analyses in order to measure the dimensionality of responses to marital disruption.…”

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Dimensionality of psychosocial responses to marital disruption

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2001

Scandinavian J Psychology

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The purpose of the study was to assess whether psychosocial responses to marital disruption were best arranged along one single dimension ranging from maximum positive to maximum negative responses, or whether positive and negative responses constituted two separate and distinct dimensions. Participants were 658 recently divorced individuals. A confirmatory factor analysis revealed that a two-factor model provided a better fit to the data than a one-factor model. Moreover, a number of external variables differentiated between positive and negative responses, indicating that such responses reflect two separate domains. Thus, the findings support the notion that psychosocial responses after marital disruption comprise a bidimensional rather than a unidimensional pattern. The findings are discussed within the general framework of positive-negative asymmetry and the idea that positive and negative evaluations belong to different psychological system.

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“…Their results revealed that individuals could be roughly classified into Bowlby's (1980) phases of separation, and a strong relation was found between length of physical separation and phase classification. Individuals who recently separated or divorced were more likely classified in the "urge to recover lost object" category, while almost all participants separated or divorced for more than four years were classified as "reorganized" (Gray, 1992). In addition, the authors noted that the distinction between the phases of grieving were not altogether clear.…”

Section: Grief and Grieving: Reactions To Separation And Lossmentioning

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“…Among research that has examined divorce as a grief experience, Gray and Shields (1992) used Q-sort methodology to develop an instrument measuring the psychological response to separation and divorce. Their results revealed that individuals could be roughly classified into Bowlby's (1980) phases of separation, and a strong relation was found between length of physical separation and phase classification.…”

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Affective Processing Following Romantic Relationship Dissolution

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This study prospectively examined the emotional experiences of 58 young adult college students who had, within the previous two weeks, ended a committed romantic relationship lasting an average of 20 months. Participants completed an intake questionnaire battery and then rated their emotional experiences in a daily diary when signaled at random each day for 28 days. After the month period, participants were re-assessed with the same intake questionnaire materials. The chief aims of this study were to prospectively investigate how individuals emotionally cope with a separation experience and to examine patterns of affect regulation that are associated with better or worse psychological adjustment over time.In cross-sectional analyses, attachment security and coping self-blame and avoidance were significantly related to both the non-diary and diary outcome measures. Comparisons with a sample of individuals in intact dating relationships indicated that the experience of ending a relationship is highly dysregulating, both in terms of mean daily affect as well as observed variability in affect. Confirmatory factor analyses of the diary items revealed that the structure of affect could not be described as invariant, indicating that qualitative (rather than quantitative) change occurred in the way participants reported their emotional experiences over time.Growth curve models indicated that each of the four diary composites evidenced significant change over time; however, the slope basis and nature of change differed for each emotion. Individual difference variables were significantly associated with the levels and slopes of these models, and the time-varying covariate of contact (with one's former partner) was strongly associated with increases in Love and Sadness within the growth models. In the final set of analyses, small but reliable sub-groups of similarly varying participants were iii identified and their covariance structures were pooled for dynamic factor modeling. The bivariate factor analyses demonstrated clear evidence of cross-factor loadings both within and across time, indicating that systematic patterns of interrelations among the diary composites could be identified and modeled. Overall, the findings are discussed in terms of their contribution to the study of basic emotion and emotion regulation, as well as the implications for grieving a separation experience.iv Acknowledgements

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The Development of an Instrument to Measure the Psychological Response to Separation and Divorce

Cited by 15 publications

References 9 publications

Why Therapy is Not in the Client's Best Interest

Why Therapy is Not in the Client's Best Interest

Dimensionality of psychosocial responses to marital disruption

Affective Processing Following Romantic Relationship Dissolution

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