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Resilience and rejection sensitivity mediate long-term outcomes of parental divorce
SCHAAN, Violetta; Vögele, Claus
2016In European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 25 (11), p. 1267-1269
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Keywords :
parental divorce; mental health; resilience; rejection sensitivity; childhood trauma
Abstract :
[en] Introduction: Increasing divorce rates leave more and more children to deal with the separation of their parents. Recent research suggests that children of divorced parents more often experience psychological and physical symptoms than children of non-divorced parents. The processes that mediate the relationship between parental divorce and ill-health, however, are still elusive. The current study investigated the mediating role of psychological factors such as resilience and rejection sensitivity on the long-term consequences of parental divorce in young adults. Methods: One hundred and ninety-nine participants (mean age 22.3 years) completed an online survey including measures of mental health, childhood trauma, resilience and rejection sensitivity. Results: Participants with divorced parents (33%) reported increased levels of psychological symptoms, childhood trauma, rejection sensitivity and lower levels of resilience. The association between parental divorce and mental health was fully mediated by resilience, rejection sensitivity and childhood trauma. The mediation model explained up to 44% of the total variance in mental health symptoms. Discussion: Resilience and rejection sensitivity are crucial factors for successful coping with the experience of parental separation. Prevention programs that help to boost children’s resilience might help to reduce the long-term effects of parental divorce on their attachment style (e.g. rejection sensitivity), thereby improving their mental health on the long run. Furthermore, the results call for parental awareness and counseling to target and reduce the observed increased level of childhood trauma. Limitations concern the cross-sectional and retrospective design of the study.
Disciplines :
Treatment & clinical psychology
Author, co-author :
SCHAAN, Violetta ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
Vögele, Claus ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
External co-authors :
no
Language :
English
Title :
Resilience and rejection sensitivity mediate long-term outcomes of parental divorce
Publication date :
November 2016
Journal title :
European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
ISSN :
1018-8827
eISSN :
1435-165X
Publisher :
Dr Dietrich Steinkopff Verlag, Darmstadt, Germany
Volume :
25
Issue :
11
Pages :
1267-1269
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
FnR Project :
FNR9825384 - Social Rejection In Early Childhood And Its Effects On Stress Responses In Later Life, 2015 (01/03/2015-03/09/2019) - Violetta Schaan
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