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WHAT STRATEGIES DO COLLEGE-AGE FINNISH WOMEN USE TO COPE WITH A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP TERMINATION? Veera Nieminen University of Jyväskylä

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Page 1: Veera Nieminen University  of Jyväskylä

WHAT STRATEGIES DO COLLEGE-AGE FINNISH WOMEN USE TO COPE WITH A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP TERMINATION?

Veera NieminenUniversity of Jyväskylä

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”I love to shop after a bad

relationship. I don’t know. I buy a new outfit and it makes me feel better. It just does. Sometimes if I see a really great outfit, I’ll break up with someone on purpose.” 

– Rita Rudner

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INTRODUCTION Why to examine? The purpose of the study Hypotheses Sources Data gathering methods Data analysis methods

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COPING WITH A BREAKUP – WHY IS IT SOMETHING TO EXAMINE Has been a common factor for adaptive problems for

individuals over time Can cause anxiety, mood symptoms and sometimes

even psychological disorder There is much research about coping strategies but

not so much in this spesific situation To gather knowledge about what are those things that

make a breakup stressful life event – what kind of emotions are experienced and how does everyday life change

To get knowledge that can be applied to support coping when a relationship terminates

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THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY To find out what things does a breakup cause

to that need to be dealt with To find out what different strategies are used

to cope with these things

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HYPOTHESES A breakup causes many things that need to

be dealt with Compared to stressful life events in general,

ending of a relationship is a highly emotional which causes a need to deal with these occuring emotions

Many different coping strategies are used Social coping – instrumental or emotional - is

a common way to deal with a romantic relationship termination

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DATA GATHERING METHODS An internet questionnaire

- Demographic background- Open-ended questions about things that are

experienced to be difficult in breaking up- Open-ended questions about coping strategies

that are used to cope with breakup

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CRITICAL SOURCES Billings, A. G. & Moos, R. H. (1980). The role of coping

responses and social resources in attenuating the stress of life events. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 1981: 4(2)

Buss, D. M. & Perilloux, C. (2008). Breaking up romantic relationships: Costs experienced and coping strategies deployed. Evolutionary psychology. 6(1): 164-181

Carver, S., Scheier, M. F. & Weintraub, J. K. (1989). Assessing Coping Strategies: A Theoretically Based Approach. Journal  of  personality  and social psychology. 1989, 56(2), 267-283

Davis, D., Shaver, V. & Vernon, M.L. (2003). Physical, emotional and behavioral reactions to breaking up: the roles of gender, age, emotional involvement and attachment style. Personality and social psychology bulletin 2003 29: 871