Two years after the final decree, 560 divorced parents were asked to assess the impact of the divorce on their children. Factors associated with fathers' responses differed from those associated with mothers', but the majority of each group felt that their children had been negatively affected by the divorce. (Author/GC)

Outlines service needs of children of divorce, examines existing systems for the delivery of services, and assesses the extent to which the systems are meeting those needs. Concludes that existing services are inadequate and describes a model program designed to deal with the specific needs of children of divorce. (Author/GC)

Reports on demographic changes regarding children of divorced parents between 1960-78. Shows how many children may be expected to be living with divorced parents in 1990. Also presents social and economic characteristics of divorced parents and projects demographic consequences of these patterns. (Author/GC)

The hypothetical constructs of attraction and barrier forces, as well as contrasting alternative attractions are used to organize the research literature on the determinants of marital stability and dissolution. (Author/AM)

Forty-eight middle-class, White preschool children from divorced families and a matched group from nondivorced families were studied. Though initially both boys and girls from divorced families showed adverse post-divorce behavioral effects, these effects were more enduring among the boys. (Author/GC)

The effects of divorce upon child behavior and affective relationships between parents and between each parent and child were examined. It was found that the negative effects of divorce were greatly mitigated when positive relationships with both parents were maintained after the divorce. (Author/GC)

Utilizes concepts of family systems theory to describe the way emotional attachments and child focus operate in families undergoing separation or divorce. Compares and contrasts the management of emotional attachment in families with either a mild or severe degree of child focus. Considers family therapy in relation to these issues. (Author/GC)

Notes that except for black males, a greater transmission effect is found among respondents from childhood homes disrupted by divorce or separation rather than by death. Also suggests that the role model rationale for the transmission of marital instability be elaborated upon. (Author/AM)

The marital histories of 203 young women who became premaritally pregnant in their early teens and 90 of their classmates most of whom married before pregnancy show that disruption in the courtship process and limited economic resources are the most important factors in marital dissolution. (Author/AM)

Factors that predicted breakups before marriage, investigated as part of a two-year study of dating relationships among college students include unequal involvement in the relationship and discrepant age, educational aspirations, intelligence, and physical attractiveness. (Author/AM)

The discussion includes analyses of the probable causative impact of several types of changes on the stability of marriage: socio-economic variables generally associated with divorce; overall social acceptability of divorce as reflected by lessened negative economic and social sanctions; and the roles of women. (Author/AM)

Examines from a feminist perspective the costs and the benefits accruing to divorce mothers. The development of services and lobbying groups for divorced women within existing womens' centers are advocated, as well as the establishment of specialized divorce centers. (Author/AM)

Aspects of American society conducive to separation, sources of strain between partners, beliefs and norms about marital permanence, and evidence as to dissolution precipitating events are examined in the light of the papers in this issue, employing the four factor Kanter model. (Author/AM)

Suggests that separated individuals not only want to rejoin their spouses but also want to express anger with them. They may manage the resulting ambivalence by partial suppression, by compartmentalization, or by alternating expression positive and negative feelings. (Author/AM)

Public assistance and decennial census data from all 50 states and the District of Columbia are used to examine whether welfare payments provide an incentive for mothers with minor children to separate from their husbands. (Author/AM)