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dc.contributor.advisorCooper, M. Lynneeng
dc.contributor.authorBarber, Lindsay L.eng
dc.date.issued2011eng
dc.date.submitted2011 Summereng
dc.description"July 2011"eng
dc.descriptionThe entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file.eng
dc.descriptionTitle from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on May 17, 2012).eng
dc.descriptionThesis advisor: Dr. M. Lynne Cooper.eng
dc.descriptionVita.eng
dc.description.abstractResearch suggests that individuals who have broken up from a romantic relationship and are also experiencing the transition to college may be particularly vulnerable to the stressors associated with both processes. The present study tested two online interventions aimed at facilitating recovery from a breakup for the potentially important at-risk group of first-semester college students who have experienced a recent relationship breakup. This study used a longitudinal, online methodology to assess psychological, alcohol, and sexual outcomes among 190 first-semester students who had experienced a recent breakup. Participants were randomly assigned to an online chat, online journal, or no-treatment control condition. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to analyze trajectories over time as a function of interventions vs. control group. Consistent with expectation, those in either intervention group reported greater declines in anger, loneliness, weekday alcohol use, drinking to cope, and rebound sex than the control group. However, analyses of the underlying mechanisms of the interventions were mixed. In sum, these two interventions had modest effects in facilitating recovery from a relationship breakup. Refining the interventions has implications for health professionals on college campuses who deal primarily with first-semester college students.eng
dc.description.bibrefIncludes bibliographical references.eng
dc.format.extentviii, 85 pageseng
dc.identifier.oclc872560233eng
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.32469/10355/14192eng
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10355/14192
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.publisherUniversity of Missouri--Columbiaeng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunityUniversity of Missouri--Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertationseng
dc.rightsOpenAccess.eng
dc.rights.licenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.
dc.subjectrelationship dissolutioneng
dc.subjectsocial supporteng
dc.subjectcollege transitioneng
dc.subjectemotional expressioneng
dc.titleGetting over a relationship breakup : testing two interventions to facilitate recoveryeng
dc.typeThesiseng
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychological sciences (MU)eng
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Missouri--Columbiaeng
thesis.degree.levelDoctoraleng
thesis.degree.namePh. D.eng


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