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Self-Esteem, Coping Efforts and Marital Adjustment

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Bélanger, Claude
Di Schiavi, Marie-France
Sabourin, Stéphane
Dugal, Caroline
El Baalbaki, Ghassan
Lussier, Yvan

Abstract / Description

The main objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between self-esteem, specific coping strategies and marital adjustment. The sample consists of 216 subjects from 108 couples who completed the Dyadic Adjustment Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Ways of Coping Checklist. The results confirm the presence of a relationship between self-esteem, specific coping strategies and marital adjustment in men and women. High self-esteem and marital adjustment are associated with the use of problem solving strategies and less avoidance as a way of coping. Moreover, cross analyses reveal that one’s feelings of self-worth are associated with his/her spouse's marital adjustment. The theoretical implications of these results are discussed.

Keyword(s)

self-esteem coping strategies marital adjustment

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Date of first publication

2014-11-28

Journal title

Europe's Journal of Psychology

Volume

10

Issue

4

Page numbers

660–671

Publisher

PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

Review status

peerReviewed

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Citation

Bélanger, C., Di Schiavi, M.-F., Sabourin, S., Dugal, C., El Baalbaki, G., & Lussier, Y. (2014). Self-Esteem, Coping Efforts and Marital Adjustment. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 10(4), 660–671. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v10i4.807
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Bélanger, Claude
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Di Schiavi, Marie-France
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Sabourin, Stéphane
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Dugal, Caroline
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    El Baalbaki, Ghassan
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Lussier, Yvan
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-11-21T09:59:16Z
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    2018-11-21T09:59:16Z
  • Date of first publication
    2014-11-28
  • Abstract / Description
    The main objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between self-esteem, specific coping strategies and marital adjustment. The sample consists of 216 subjects from 108 couples who completed the Dyadic Adjustment Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Ways of Coping Checklist. The results confirm the presence of a relationship between self-esteem, specific coping strategies and marital adjustment in men and women. High self-esteem and marital adjustment are associated with the use of problem solving strategies and less avoidance as a way of coping. Moreover, cross analyses reveal that one’s feelings of self-worth are associated with his/her spouse's marital adjustment. The theoretical implications of these results are discussed.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Bélanger, C., Di Schiavi, M.-F., Sabourin, S., Dugal, C., El Baalbaki, G., & Lussier, Y. (2014). Self-Esteem, Coping Efforts and Marital Adjustment. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 10(4), 660–671. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v10i4.807
  • ISSN
    1841-0413
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/922
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1114
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v10i4.807
  • Keyword(s)
    self-esteem
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  • Keyword(s)
    coping strategies
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  • Keyword(s)
    marital adjustment
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Self-Esteem, Coping Efforts and Marital Adjustment
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    4
  • Journal title
    Europe's Journal of Psychology
  • Page numbers
    660–671
  • Volume
    10
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