Compared grief or adjustment in 114 divorced adults who have remarried or remained single, including males without live-in children, females with children, and females without children. The Fisher Divorce Adjustment Scale and the Personal Orientation Inventory indicated no significant differences among the groups. (JAC)

Examined problems of women (N=60) at three times after divorce (0-12 months, 18-30 months, 36-48 months) and impact of presence or absence of children. Results suggest that presence or absence of children was not significant factor, while amount of time elapsed after separation significantly affected many issues. Supports contention that women…

Examined whether early divorce would affect job satisfaction of professional or clerical/technical women (N=88) working in hospitals and explored differences among married, divorced, and single working women in their perceptions of different areas of their work. Results revealed significant positive relationship between job level and job…

Hypothesized that maladjustment and stress are present in divorced women but diminish over time. Four groups divorced for different time spans were studied. Personality characteristics of the groups were analyzed. Results indicated that psychological maladjustment in women diminishes over time. (Author)

Identifies the child, the family, support systems and value systems within the community as four components of a model for intervention with children of divorce. By making the child's environment more accepting and consistent, the model can help remove some of the confusion facing children of divorce. (JAC)

Explored the relationships among divorced and intact homes, early and later latency age groups, and sex to establish how emotionally taxing the parents' divorce can be for children. (ABB)

Randomly selected college juniors and seniors (N=101) completed questionnaires concerning marital conflict, parental attachment, and attitudes about love and sex. Results indicated that intimacy was negatively correlated with parental conflict and divorce. Divorce and higher levels of conflict were associated with lower levels of intimacy in…

This paper recognizes an increasing demand for counseling services for children and adults affected by divorce and notes that counselors traditionally have not been trained to provide such services. It presents a six-unit training outline which can be used as a course or as an inservice workshop for training mental health workers in offering…

The national divorce rate has risen since the Civil War from less than two per 1,000 to one of every two married in 1976, with a continuing increase likely. Implications for divorced people suggest an increase in mental and physical illness concurrent with increase in stress. The impact appears to diminish with time. Divorce is a legal, emotional…

This study assessed the effectiveness of a 6-week school-based intervention program for children of divorce. Children's school behavior problems, attitudes and beliefs about divorce, self-concept, academic performance, and measures of group support were evaluated. Participants consisted of 127 fourth and fifth graders randomly assigned to…

Examined the effects of college students' (n=90) family structures on the separation-individuation process. Family structure groups investigated were intact; divorced, mother-custody, no remarriage; and divorced, mother-custody, remarried. The components of the separation-individuation process examined were attachment to parents, conflictual…