Moreover, the transition to empty nest influences the risk
of marital disruption, but the effect of empty nest depends on the duration of the marriage.
The role of relationship inequity
in marital disruption: Journal of Social and Personal Relationships Vol 24 (2) Apr 2007, 177 - 195.
UCLA Law Review — 28 (August, 1981): 1251; Richard R. Peterson, 3A Re-Evaluation of the Economic Consequences of Divorce2 American Sociological Review 61 (June, 1996): 528 - 536; Pamela J. Smock, 3The Economic Costs of
Marital Disruption for Young Women over the Past Two Decades2 Demography 30 (August, 1993): 353 - 371
The state farm group showed more psychopathology,
greater marital disruption, less drinking alone, and four times the sexual promiscuity associated with drinking, as compared with the clinic group.
Amato and Keith (1991) found that the deficit in social adjustment associated
with marital disruption was greater for boys than for girls.
Marital disruption occurred in roughly 20 percent of the families, and four percent of children experienced more than one major change, e.g., two divorces.
[jounal] Bloom, B. L / 1978 /
Marital disruption as a stressor: A review and analysis / Psychological Bulletin 85 (4): 867 ~ 894
The study concluded, «Until researchers know more about the quality of family life within different family types, it would be premature to conclude that
marital disruption necessarily jeopardizes children's life chances.
As Ahrons and Rodgers (1987) point out» [W] hile marriages may be discontinued, families - especially those in which there are children - continue
after marital disruption... They do so with the focus on the two ex-spouse parents now located in separate households - two nuclei to which children and parents alike, as well as others, must relate.»
Trained as a clinical psychologist, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado in 1979 and became known as an authority on the psychological effects
of marital disruption, especially on men.
Marital disruption was prevalent among both groups (and to a similar extent).
Children and
marital disruption.
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Marital Disruption» American Journal of Sociology 96 (1991): 930 - 953; Carolyn Pape Cowan and Philip A. Cowan, When Partners Become Parents: The Big Life Change for Couples (New York: Basic Books, 1992)
The role of social support in adjustment to
marital disruption: A social network analysis.
This could be a future avenue for researchers, given the limited amount of literature regarding romantic relationships and network density; however, research has shown that higher density networks are helpful when living with major life changes (Hirsch, 1980), disabled or ill children (Kazak, 1987; Kazak & Marvin, 1984; Kazak, Reber, & Carter, 1988; Kazak & Wilcox, 1984), and
marital disruption (Wilcox, 1981), making this a potentially viable area of research for development.
Marital disruption, parent - child relationships, & behavior problems in children.
Chronic psychological distress may place parents at increased risk of
marital disruption, family dysfunction, and for a number of physical and mental health conditions.
Marital disruption, parent - child relationships, and behavior problems in children.
[jounal] Aseltine, R. H. / 1993 /
Marital disruption and depression in a community sample / Journal of Health and Social Behavior 34: 237 ~ 251