Een gevarieerd en uitgebreid relatienetwerk. Vroege determinanten van succesvolle 'coping' met scheiding

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Interview data collected in 1985/86 from divorced men & women (N = 127) in Purmerend & Harlemmemeer, the Netherlands, are used to investigate the effects of the loss of the partner relationship & the loss of support from other relationships on loneliness. It is found that such loss increases loneliness, but that if nonkin relationships are among the strongest remaining supportive relationships, the chance of experiencing loneliness decreases. These results indicate that if marriage is disrupted when an individual has few supportive relationships outside the nuclear family, the chance of severe loneliness is high. It is therefore desirable from the point of view of prevention to stimulate the development & maintenance of a varied relationship network. 3 Tables, 29 References. Modified HA