Abstract
This paper presents a study with 78 adults in situations of divorce and child custody in the Public Defender's Office of Sergipe, Brazil in order to verify the occurrence of stress symptoms. The application of the Stress Symptoms Inventory, validated by Lipp, revealed that 71.8% of the participants experienced stress, and 51.8% of these were in the resistance phase and 82.1% predominantly presented psychological symptoms. Stress levels were related to being a woman (Odds Ratio = 6.43; Confidence Interval = 2.58 - 21.63; p = 0.001) and job instability (c2 = 7.972; p = 0.019). The age of the oldest child at the time of divorce is also related to stress: the older the child, the less likely the occurrence of stress (Odds Ratio = 0.925; Confidence Interval = 0.86 - 0.98; p = 0.03). The conclusion is the there is a need for family preventive interventions in order to support marital bonds, facilitating relational arrangements required during the time of separation.
Highlights
This paper presents a study with 78 adults in situations of divorce and child custody in the Public Defender’s Office of Sergipe, Brazil in order to verify the occurrence of stress symptoms
Statistical significance was verified between the dependent variable “stress symptoms” and independent variables
The study was conducted with individuals who came to the Public Defender’s Office of Sergipe, Brazil, where the divorce process is initiated
Summary
This is a quantitative and qualitative study. An interdisciplinary approach, which links the knowledge of health sciences and human sciences, is used to analyze the phenomenon in order to verify how psychosocial aspects impact the physical, mental and emotional health of people. The survey was conducted in the Public Defender’s Office of Sergipe, Brazil in the Central da Cidadania in Aracaju, SE, Brazil from August 2012 to May 2013
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