Consistent with the assumption that attributions about the causes of
events are often self-serving, individuals tended to attribute the cause of
the divorce more often to their former spouses than to themselves—a finding
noted in one prior study (Gray & Silver, 1990). We also found that
causal attributions were associated with adjustment to divorce, although
not always in the manner anticipated. Curiously, individuals who blamed
themselves for the divorce reported the strongest attachment to their exspouses.
Accepting primary responsibility for the disruption of a marriage
is likely to engender feelings of guilt and remorse. These individuals may
be preoccupied with their former spouses and even hold lingering fantasies
of reconciliation (“Take me back”). However, although we expected
only a moderate level of coping among those in the blame-relationship
category, these individuals had the most positive general adjustment, the
lowest level of attachment to former spouses, and experienced increases
(rather than decreases) in their appraisals of life. Moreover, although we
assumed that blaming external factors (or the former spouse)would facilitate
adjustment, these individuals had the lowest level of adjustment and a
relatively high level of attachment.
Consistent with the assumption that attributions about the causes ofevents are often self-serving, individuals tended to attribute the cause ofthe divorce more often to their former spouses than to themselves—a findingnoted in one prior study (Gray & Silver, 1990). We also found thatcausal attributions were associated with adjustment to divorce, althoughnot always in the manner anticipated. Curiously, individuals who blamedthemselves for the divorce reported the strongest attachment to their exspouses.Accepting primary responsibility for the disruption of a marriageis likely to engender feelings of guilt and remorse. These individuals maybe preoccupied with their former spouses and even hold lingering fantasiesof reconciliation (“Take me back”). However, although we expectedonly a moderate level of coping among those in the blame-relationshipcategory, these individuals had the most positive general adjustment, thelowest level of attachment to former spouses, and experienced increases(rather than decreases) in their appraisals of life. Moreover, although weassumed that blaming external factors (or the former spouse)would facilitateadjustment, these individuals had the lowest level of adjustment and arelatively high level of attachment.
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