The relationship between coping with stress due to romantic break-ups and mental health

• KATO Tsukasa

  Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion Science

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 失恋ストレスコーピングと精神的健康との関連性の検証
• シツレン ストレス コーピング ト セイシンテキ ケンコウ ト ノ カンレンセイ ノ ケンショウ

Abstract

The main purpose of the present study was to elaborate on coping behavior toward romantic break-ups, and to examine the relationship between coping and mental health. First, in order to establish the items for this study, a pilot survey of 950 undergraduates was conducted in order to collect free responses describing coping behavior toward romantic break-ups. Second, 455 undergraduate students completed scales for assessing coping behavior, the extent of romantic love toward the ex-partner, and mental health (duration of recovery period from the break-up, and the resulting distress). Factor analysis of the coping items produced six factors : Regret, Grudge, Dissolving Relationship, Positive Reappraisal, Displacement, and Distraction. Structural equation modeling was conducted, suggesting that coping behavior influenced mental health even after the effects of the recovery period were controlled. It was also found that Regret and Grudge/Dissolving Relationship influenced mental health negatively.

Journal

• Japanese Journal of Social Psychology

  Japanese Journal of Social Psychology 20 (3), 171-180, 2005

  The Japanese Society of Social Psychology

Keywords

• romantic break-ups
• stress
• coping behavior
• close relationships

Details

• CRID: 1390282679468745216
• NII Article ID: 110002785441
• NII Book ID: AN10049127
• DOI: 10.14966/jssp.kj00003724999
• ISSN: 21891338
• ISSN: 09161503
• NDL BIB ID: 7299738
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I7299738
• Text Lang: ja
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  • NDL
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  • KAKEN
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