Divorce Is Stressful, But How Stressful? Perceived Stress Among Recently Divorced Danes

This study compared recently divorced Dane's perceived stress scores with normative data of both (1) general and (2) divorced/separated populations, and investigated the predictive power of sociodemographic- and divorce-related variables on perceived stress. A total of 1,856 divorcees responded...

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Published in:Journal of divorce & remarriage 2021-05, Vol.62 (4), p.295-311
Main Authors: Strizzi, Jenna Marie, Ciprić, Ana, Sander, Søren, Hald, Gert Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Divorce
Divorce/separation
gender & family
Infidelity
Low income groups
Normative data
quantitative
Sociodemographics
Stress
Structural equation modeling
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Summary:This study compared recently divorced Dane's perceived stress scores with normative data of both (1) general and (2) divorced/separated populations, and investigated the predictive power of sociodemographic- and divorce-related variables on perceived stress. A total of 1,856 divorcees responded to the Perceived Stress Scale and related variables. Recent divorcees had significantly higher perceived stress levels than both the general and the divorced/separated populations. Lower age, lower education level, lower-income, infidelity, former spouse divorce initiation, not having a new partner, and higher divorce conflict significantly predicted higher stress levels equally among both male and female participants using structural equation modeling.
ISSN:1050-2556
2837-5300
1540-4811
2837-5319
DOI:10.1080/10502556.2021.1871838