Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• mohammadreza zarbakhsh ¹
• Alireza Ghorbani ²
• Azita Yaghobi ³

¹ Department of Psychology, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran

² Department of Social Sciences, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

³ Master of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between perceived social support and hope with post-divorce adjustment among divorced women. The statistical population of the study was 192 divorced women under the auspices of the imam Khomeini Relief foundation of these, a sample of 150 women was selected using simple random sampling method. The type of research was descriptive and its method was correlated. To analyze the results, parametric inferential statistics such as regression, Pearson correlation and multiple methods were used. In order to collect data, standardized perceived social support questionnaires (Zimm et al., 1988), Omid Schneider et al. (1991) and Divorce Adjustment Scale (Fischer 1976) were used. Findings showed that there was relationship between perceived social support and hope with post-divorce adjustment among divorced women. There was a relationship between perceived social support with post-divorce adjustment among divorced women. There was a relationship between hope with post-divorce compatibility among divorced women.

Keywords

• Perceived Social Support
• Hope
• Post-Divorce
• Divorced Women

Main Subjects

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