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Peer reviewedBooth, Alan; And Others – Social Forces, 1991
Longitudinal data on over 1,300 married persons suggest that divorce was deterred by absence of divorce in reference group (normative integration) and was deterred for shorter marriages by more friends and organizational affiliations (communicative integration). Sharing friends and organization affiliations with spouse (functional integration) may…
Descriptors: Divorce, Longitudinal Studies, Marital Instability, Marriage
Peer reviewedAmato, Paul R.; Booth, Alan – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1996
Used national longitudinal data to examine parent-child relationships before and after divorce. Parental reports of relationship problems with children were significantly elevated as early as 12 years prior to divorce. Findings suggest that the quality of the parents' marriage has both direct and indirect long-term consequences for parent-child…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Divorce, Family Problems, Family Structure
