Presentation Title
Location
Fenn Tower Ballroom
Presentation Type
Poster Session
Start Date
4-11-2014 5:00 PM
End Date
4-11-2014 5:50 PM
Abstract
Parental divorce can have a significant impact on college students, such as anxiety, relationship problems, and difficulty adjusting to college. However, some college students may also experience growth as a result of parental divorce. Posttraumatic growth describes the process of how a person experiences growth, change, or positive benefits after a traumatic experience. Some college students may experience posttraumatic growth after a traumatic event including a parental divorce. This presentation will look at whether a college student's attachment style or coping style is related to posttraumatic growth in college students who have experienced parental divorce.
Factors contributing to Posttraumatic Growth in college students who have experienced parental divorce
Fenn Tower Ballroom
Parental divorce can have a significant impact on college students, such as anxiety, relationship problems, and difficulty adjusting to college. However, some college students may also experience growth as a result of parental divorce. Posttraumatic growth describes the process of how a person experiences growth, change, or positive benefits after a traumatic experience. Some college students may experience posttraumatic growth after a traumatic event including a parental divorce. This presentation will look at whether a college student's attachment style or coping style is related to posttraumatic growth in college students who have experienced parental divorce.
