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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
Download full textThomas, Antoinette D. – 1993
Empirical findings have supported an inverse relationship between closeness to extended family and friends versus spouse. The three foregoing interpersonal relationships in terms of affective quality, direction and dominance were investigated, using an objective test as well as the TAT. Bellak (1986) considered that the strength of the TAT lies in…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Emotional Adjustment, Extended Family, Family Relationship
