Stress and coping as predictors of children's divorce-related ruminations

Examined stress and coping variables as predictors of divorce-related ruminations in children whose parents had recently divorced Simultaneous multiple regression was used to analyze the cross-sectional data of 351 children of divorce. Divorce-related stressful events and threat appraisal were positively related to children's ruminations, A prospective longitudinal design was employed to predict rumination at Time 2 (T2) controlling fbr Time 1 (T1) rumination. Efficacy of coping was negatively related to 12 rumination after controlling for T1 rumination and ail other predictors. This study also provided descriptive data on the frequency of children's divorce-related ruminations.