Brodbeck, Jeannette; Knöpfli, Bina; Perrig-Chiello, Pasqualina (4 September 2017). Effects of the relationship with the ex-partner on psychological adaptation after grey divorce (Unpublished). In: 15th Swiss Psychological Society (SPS SGP SSP) conference - "Treasuring the diversity of psychology". Lausanne, Switzerland. 04.09.-05.09.2017.
This study investigated whether the quality of the relationship with the ex-partner before and after grey divorce was linked to depressive symptoms and life satisfaction after divorce. Data stem from the NCCR LIVES, IP 212, a list-based six-year longitudinal study on relationships in later life. The analysis sample consisted of 411 older adults who split-up after a long-term relationship. Structural equation modelling showed that retrospective marital satisfaction and reason of separation were associated with the quality of the relationship with the ex-partner, but not directly with psychological adaptation after divorce. A good relationship with the ex-partner in turn was significantly related to lower depressive and higher life satisfaction across six years, even when accounting for new partnership status, personality traits and socio-demographic variables. Thus, the relationship with the ex-partner before and after a grey divorce can be a resource or a chronic stressor affecting long-term psychological adaptation after a divorce.
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Conference or Workshop Item (Speech) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Developmental Psychology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Brodbeck, Jeannette, Knöpfli, Bina, Perrig-Chiello, Pasqualina |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology 600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Salome Irina Rahel Bötschi |
Date Deposited: |
23 Apr 2018 14:21 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:10 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/111568 |
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