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Peer reviewedGreen, Robert G.; Sporakowski, Michael J. – Journal of Divorce, 1983
Tested Lewis and Spanier's theory of marital quality and marital stability using a sample of 131 married and 166 divorced social survey respondents. Examined the relationship between the quality and stability of their marriages and assessed the influence of alternative attractions and external pressures to remain married. (JAC)
Descriptors: Divorce, Marital Instability, Marital Satisfaction, Predictor Variables
Peer reviewedGreen, Robert G. – Journal of Divorce, 1983
Tested the usefulness of Lewis's and Spanier's theory of marital quality and marital stability for the prediction of divorce adjustment, in a study of 216 recently divorced persons. The quality of the marriage, external pressure to remain married, and level of alternative attractions were all useful predictors. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Divorce, Marital Instability
Peer reviewedThompson, Linda; Spanier, Graham B. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1983
Examined the circumstances surrounding marriage termination in relation to the aftermath of marital separation. Collected data from a nonprobability sample of 205 individuals. Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that 41 percent of the variance in acceptance of marital termination can be explained by marital history variables. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Divorce, Emotional Adjustment, Family Attitudes, Marital Instability
