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Cag, Pinar; Voltan Acar, Nilufer – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2015
The movie "Ya Sonra" is evaluated in respect to the basic concepts and principles of symbolic-experiential family therapy. Carl Whitaker, who called his approach "Psychotherapy of Absurdity" mainly emphasized the concepts of absurdity, experientiality, and symbolism. Based on the hypothesis that film analysis supports and…
Descriptors: Family Counseling, Therapy, Psychotherapy, Film Study
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Wietzker, Anne; Buysse, Ann – Psychological Assessment, 2012
Divorce is often accompanied by feelings of guilt toward the former spouse. So far, no scale has been available to measure such feelings. For this purpose, the authors developed the Guilt in Separation Scale (GiSS). Content validity was assured by using experts and lay experts to generate and select items. Exploratory analyses were run on samples…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Altruism, Anxiety, Divorce
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D'Ambrosio, Joseph G.; Faul, Anna C. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2013
Objective: This study describes the development and validation of the Sorokin Psychosocial Love Inventory (SPSLI) measuring love actions toward a former spouse. Method: Classical measurement theory and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were utilized with an a priori theory and factor model to validate the SPSLI. Results: A 15-item scale…
Descriptors: Intimacy, Divorce, Validity, Measures (Individuals)
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Brownridge, Douglas A.; Chan, Ko Ling; Hiebert-Murphy, Diane; Ristock, Janice; Tiwari, Agnes; Leung, Wing-Cheong; Santos, Susy C. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008
The purpose of the study was to shed light on the potentially differing dynamics of violence against separated and divorced women by their ex-husbands and violence against married women by their current husbands. Using a nationally representative sample of 7,369 heterosexual women from Cycle 13 of Statistics Canada's General Social Survey,…
Descriptors: Divorce, Spouses, Marital Status, Employed Women
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Kurdek, Lawrence A. – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2005
The purpose of this study is to assess differences between husbands and wives (N= 526 couples at the first assessment) on (a) growth curves over the first 4 years of marriage for psychological distress, marriage-specific appraisals, spousal interactions, social support, and marital satisfaction; (b) the strength of intraspouse links and…
Descriptors: Spouses, Marriage, Marital Satisfaction, Gender Differences
Guisinger, Shan; Schuldberg, David – 1985
Splitting, a primitive defense mechanism of young children in confusing or ambivalent situations, in psychoanalytic theory is characteristic of those with borderline or narcissistic diagnoses. It may recur in adults negotiating co-parenting relationships following divorce and remarriage. Two types of splitting may occur: self-other in which the…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Divorce, Father Attitudes, Fathers
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Bloom, Bernard L.; Caldwell, Robert A. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1981
Investigates the differential adjustment of men and women during the process of marital separation. Prior to separation, women reported significantly more severe psychological symptoms. During the early postseparation period, men reported significantly more severe symptoms. A brief self-report measure of psychopathology is described. (Author)
Descriptors: Divorce, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Problems, Marital Instability
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Edwards, John N.; Saunders, Janice M. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1981
Proposes a social-psychological model of the dissolution decision in marriage based on prior theoretical formulations. Sequential in character and emphasizing the duality of the marital relationship, the model modifies and refines previous theoretical efforts, and seeks to extend their explanatory power by incorporating various principles of…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Divorce, Interpersonal Relationship, Marital Instability
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Kurdek, Lawrence A. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1990
Examined relation between divorce history and psychological distress for newlywed couples (N=459). Results indicated husbands' distress was related to low marital satisfaction and dissatisfaction with social support; wives' distress was related to history of multiple divorces, few years of education, low occupational prestige, low marital…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Divorce, Emotional Problems
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Goetting, Ann – Journal of Family Issues, 1981
Analyzes effects of divorce on adults in terms of practical problems, consequences for social life and intimate relationships, health, and safety. Reviews effects on children in terms of cognitive performance, school success, personality, interpersonal relationships, health, and delinquency. Suggests marital discord is a more important determinant…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Delinquency, Divorce