This review of literature focuses on the dynamic interdependence of the process of remarriage. Systems analysis identifies boundary and roles as two constructs which depend on the functioning and interrelationship of four subsystems: primary family; personal; interpersonal; and secondary family. Functional remarried families confirm family…

Used Double ABC-X Model of family stress to develop a theoretical model of the parental divorce transition. Custodial mothers' economic well-being correlated negatively with legal stressors. Other significant independent variables were income during marriage, employment, education, number of children, and her remarriage. For noncustodial fathers,…

Examined approximately 100 divorcing families, half of whom had requested counseling and half whom had not. Results indicated children undergoing parental separation did not conform to a simple normal-clinical dichotomy. Significant differences in adjustment existed between the children of families requesting counseling and those who had not.…

Presents role adjustment at the familial, interpersonal, and intrapersonal levels as a primary influence on the effects and adjustment to divorce for spouses and children. Reviews related research and presents a model of postdivorce family adjustment that may be useful for family specialists. (BH)

This study compared 20 married dyads and 20 divorced dyads on the dimensions of affect, marital adjustment, personality homogamy, value homogamy, and selected demographic variables. Instruments included the Caring Relationship Inventory, the Modified Form of Locke's Marital Questionnaire, the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire, and the…

Increasing attention is being directed toward the fate of the object tie of the child in divorce, since the child experiences at least partial object loss. Discusses problem of "negative identification" for these children in which parents complain child takes on negative characteristics of former spouse. Presents case histories, discusses…

Compared divorced men and women in regard to previous levels of marital adjustment and problems experienced in former marriages. Used personality traits assessed at the beginning of each marriage to predict problem ratings reported after divorce. Results indicated that wives reported more problems in their former marriage than husbands. (BH)

Children with divorced parents, children from intact but rejected families, and children from intact and accepted families were evaluated for self-esteem levels on the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale. Findings of this study do not indicate that children experiencing crisis of divorce suffer loss in self-esteem. (Author/BEF)

A sample of 73 divorced single parents were asked to rate the severity of a variety of child-centered problems. The problems of greatest concern involved discipline, behavior problems resulting from the separation and following the ex-spouse's visit, and the lack of an available male model. (Author)

Examined the developmental trend of conflict from the initial recognition that the marriage may dissolve to its legal termination in 107 divorced persons using a retrospective interview. Conflict increased significantly from initial recognition to discussion and decreased significantly once action to secure a legal dissolution was initiated.…

Examines the pathogenic perspective on divorce, pointing out its methodological and conceptual shortcomings. A conceptual model of the divorce experience based upon crisis theory is presented. Provides a framework for understanding short- and long-term reactions to divorce. (Author)

This article reveals some of the current trends, practices, and problems of remarriage. The impact of these social patterns on members of a stepfamily is discussed. (Author)

Discusses utility of Kantor and Lehr's three family types for the study of divorce, including these types in their ideal and flawed forms. Traces a course for each type, from factors leading to divorce through plausible postdivorce responses. Closes with implications for the treatment and study of families who divorce. (Author/ABL)

Surveyed 575 newly married couples in 1972 and 425 divorced couples in 1975 to examine risk factors leading to divorce in Estonia, USSR. Found risk factors included an unstable parental home, unsuitable age at marriage, and duration of courtship. Incompatibility of value orientation and role expectation were other factors. (JAC)

Examined whether children of separation/divorce experience more associated family disorganization and stress than those from homes broken by parental death or from intact families. Findings indicated that divorce and not the more general case of family dissolution, is significantly related to increased levels of family stressors for the child.…