Breakup Adjustment in Young Adulthood

BARUTÇU YILDIRIM K. F., Demir A. G.

JOURNAL OF COUNSELING AND DEVELOPMENT, vol.93, no.1, pp.38-44, 2015 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 93 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2015.00179.x
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF COUNSELING AND DEVELOPMENT
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.38-44
  • Keywords: romantic relationship, breakup, adjustment, NONMARITAL RELATIONSHIP DISSOLUTION, ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS, SOCIAL SUPPORT, ATTACHMENT, RECOVERY, ONSET, ROLES, LIFE
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the ability of young adults to adjust to the breakup of a romantic relationship by examining the possible predictors. The sample comprised 140 women and 143 men. Simultaneous regression analysis indicated that initiator status, existence of a new partner, certainty of the reasons for the breakup, and perceived social support were significant predictors and accounted for 18% of the variance in the measure of adjustment to breakup.