UPBdata {medflex}

UPB data

Description

Data from a survey study that was part of the Interdisciplinary Project for the Optimization of Separation trajectories (IPOS). This large-scale project involved the recruitment of individuals who divorced between March 2008 and March 2009 in four major courts in Flanders. It aimed to improve the quality of life in families during and after the divorce by translating research findings into practical guidelines for separation specialists and by promoting evidence-based policy. This dataset involves a subsample of 385 individuals, namely those who responded to a battery of questionnaires related to romantic relationship and breakup characteristics (De Smet, 2012).

Format

A data frame with 385 rows and 9 variables:

att

self-reported anxious attachment level (standardized)

attbin

binary version of self-reported anxious attachment level: 1 = higher than sample mean, 0 = lower than sample mean

attcat

multicategorical version of self-reported anxious attachment level: L = low, M = intermediate, H = high

negaff

level of self-reported experienced negative affectivity (standardized)

initiator

initiator of the divorce

gender

gender: F = female, M = male

educ

education level: either H = high (at least a bachelor's degree), M = intermediate (having finished secondary school) or L = low (otherwise)

age

age (in years)

UPB

binary variable indicating whether the individual reported having displayed unwanted pursuit behavior(s) towards the ex-partner

Source

Ghent University and Catholic University of Louvain (2010). Interdisciplinary Project for the Optimisation of Separation trajectories - divorce and separation in Flanders.

References

De Smet, O., Loeys, T., & Buysse, A. (2012). Post-Breakup Unwanted Pursuit: A Refined Analysis of the Role of Romantic Relationship Characteristics. Journal of Family Violence, 27(5), 437-452.

Loeys, T., Moerkerke, B., De Smet, O., Buysse, A., Steen, J., & Vansteelandt, S. (2013). Flexible Mediation Analysis in the Presence of Nonlinear Relations: Beyond the Mediation Formula. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 48(6), 871-894.