Research in the field of divorce has primarily focused on women and children, andudthere is a definite lack of literature that addresses divorce from a male perspective.udThis lack of knowledge has influenced the clinical treatment and general socialudsupport available to men who get divorced. This study aims to explore which, if any,udof the personality factors in the 16PF are correlated with adjustment to divorce usingudthe Fisher Divorce Adjustment scale in South African men. The divorce-stressadjustmentudperspective was used to conceptualise adjustment to divorce and theudfactors that influence adjustment to divorce (Amato, 2000). The sample consisted ofudSouth African men who were divorced. A sample size of 40 participants was obtainedudusing convenient sampling. The results of the study indicated that the personalityudfactors ‘Anxiety’ and ‘Emotional Sensitivity’ are significantly and negativelyudcorrelated to adjustment to divorce. This indicates that aspects of personality thatudrelate to a robustness of ego, low anxiety and a self-confident individual who isudemotionally mature, is more likely to adjust significantly better to divorce and thusudcontribute significantly to the well-being of an individual post divorce.
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