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Family cohesion, control, social support, and the coping strategies of mothers of separated/divorced offspring Krause, Allison Mary

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This study examined the relationship between family cohesion, perceived control, received social support types (emotional, informational, and tangible), and the coping strategies used by mothers of separated or divorced offspring. Eighty-four mothers completed a questionnaire consisting of the Family Relationship Index, a revised version of the Inventory of Socially Supportive Behaviors, the COPE scale, and a single control item. Two simultaneous multiple regression analyses were conducted with Avoidant coping (Focusing On And Venting Emotion, Behavioral Disengagement, and Mental Disengagement) and Active coping (Active Coping, Planning, and Positive Reinterpretation and Growth) as criterion variables, and family cohesion, perceived control, emotional support, informational support, and tangible support as predictor variables. The regression equation for Avoidant coping reached significance, F(5,78) = 7.68, p

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