This study investigated how different coping strategies for romantic break-ups (regretted, rejected, and avoidant coping) and the psychological detachment from the ex-romantic partners affect the sense of coherence (SOC; Antonovsky, 1979, 1987), which is an aspect of mental maturity. Undergraduates (60 males, 54 females) who had experienced romantic break-ups in the past year completed a questionnaire including stress coping for recent romantic break-ups, psychological detachment from ex-romantic partners, and the Orientation to Life Questionnaire (SOC scale). Structural equation modeling suggested that psychological detachment from ex-romantic partners directly increased SOC. There were also mediating effects related to coping strategies. Regretted and rejected coping strategies decreased SOC, whereas avoidant coping strategies increased SOC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Asano, R., Horike, H., & Daibo, I. (2010). Do People Mature after Romantic Break-ups?: The Effects of Coping Strategies and Psychological Detachment on Sense of Coherence. The Japanese Journal of Personality, 18(2), 129–139. https://doi.org/10.2132/personality.18.129
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