University Students' Experiences of Nonmarital Breakups: A Grounded Theory
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| Title: | University Students' Experiences of Nonmarital Breakups: A Grounded Theory |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Hebert, Sarah, Popadiuk, Natalee |
| Source: | Journal of College Student Development. Jan-Feb 2008 49(1):1-14. |
| Availability: | Johns Hopkins University Press. 2715 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Tel: 800-548-1784; Tel: 410-516-6987; Fax: 410-516-6968; e-mail: jlorder@jhupress.jhu.edu; Web site: http://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/subscribe.html |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2008 |
| Intended Audience: | Counselors |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | College Students, Intimacy, Interpersonal Relationship, Emotional Response, Stress Variables, Stress Management, Coping, Foreign Countries, Individual Development |
| Geographic Terms: | Canada |
| ISSN: | 0897-5264 |
| Abstract: | Prior nonmarital breakup research has been focused on negative outcomes, rarely examining the personal growth aspects of this experience. In this study, we used a qualitative grounded theory methodology to explore the changes that university students reported experiencing as a result of a heterosexual nonmarital breakup and how those changes arose. From the participant accounts, we constructed a grounded theoretical model that conceptualizes and explains change and personal growth following nonmarital breakups. In this model, we assert that students may experience stress-related growth after a breakup and we provide a framework for explaining these changes. Implications for counseling are discussed. (Contains 1 figure.) |
| Abstractor: | Author |
| Number of References: | 44 |
| Entry Date: | 2008 |
| Access URL: | https://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_college_student_development/toc/csd49.1.html |
| Accession Number: | EJ783475 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Prior nonmarital breakup research has been focused on negative outcomes, rarely examining the personal growth aspects of this experience. In this study, we used a qualitative grounded theory methodology to explore the changes that university students reported experiencing as a result of a heterosexual nonmarital breakup and how those changes arose. From the participant accounts, we constructed a grounded theoretical model that conceptualizes and explains change and personal growth following nonmarital breakups. In this model, we assert that students may experience stress-related growth after a breakup and we provide a framework for explaining these changes. Implications for counseling are discussed. (Contains 1 figure.) |
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| ISSN: | 0897-5264 |
