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Peer reviewedLesser, Elena K.; Comet, Joel J. – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1987
Studied the response of the extended family to a divorce, examining divorcing children's perceptions of their parents' behavior. Divorcing children experienced their parents' reactions as supportive, non-supportive, or "mixed." Categorized helpful behaviors and patterns of unhelpful parental behavior. Discussed approaches adopted by the divorcing…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Divorce, Extended Family, Family Problems
