Divorce and the next generation : effects on young adults' patterns of intimacy and expectations for marriage

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by  Everett, Craig A

D ivorce
and the
N ext G en eration
E ffects on Young A d u lts9
P a tte rn s o f In tim acy
a n d E x p ecta tio n s f o r M a rria g e
Craig A. Everett
Editor
Divorce and the Next Generation:
Effects on Young Adults’
Patterns of Intimacy
and Expectations
for Marriage
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Divorce and the Next Generation
Effects on Young Adults’
Patterns of Intimacy
and Expectations
for Marriage
Craig A. Everett, PhD
Editor
IJ Routledge
Taylor & Francis Croup
Divorce and the Next Generation: Effects on Young Adults * Patterns of Intimacy and Expectations
for Marriage has also been published as Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, Volume 18, Numbers
3/4 1992.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Divorce and the next generation : effects on young adults* patterns of intimacy and expectations
for marriage / Craig A. Everett, editor,
p. cm.
“Published as Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, volume 18, numbers 3/4, 1992”-T.P.
verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 1-56024-444-5 (alk. paper)
1. Adult children of divorced parents-United States-Attitudes. 2. College students-United
States-Attitudes. 3. marriage-United States. 4. Intimacy (Psychology) I. Everett, Craig A.
HQ777.5.5D55 1992
306.89-dc20 92-43097
CIP
Divorce and the Next Generation:
Effects on Young Adults’ Patterns
of Intimacy and Expectations
for Marriage
CONTENTS
Introduction 1
Craig A. Everett
The Effects of Childhood Family Structure
and Perceptions of Parents’ Marital Happiness
on Familial Aspirations 3
Marion C. Willetts-Bloom
Steven L. Nock
Introduction 4
Hypotheses 6
Data and Methods 7
Results 10
Discussion 17
Intimate Relationships: College Students from Divorced
and Intact Families 25
Lisa Gabardi
Lee A. Ros6n
Method 26
Results 32
Multiple Regression Analyses 36
Discussion 43
Gender Differences 46
Predictors of Relationship Factors 47
Conclusion 53
Favorable Outcomes in Children After Parental Divorce 57
David Gately
Andrew I. Schwebel
Reports of Favorable Post-Divorce Outcomes 63
Research and Treatment Implications 71
Familial Conflict and Attitudes Toward Marriage:
A Psychological Wholeness Perspective 79
Melanie K. Stone
Roger L. Hutchinson
Method 82
Results 84
Discussion 87
Conclusions 88
Differences in the Marriage Role Expectations of College
Students from Intact and Divorced Families 93
Joseph A. Marlar
Keith W. Jacobs
Method 96
Results 98
Discussion 102
Anti-Marriage Attitudes and Motivations to Marry
Amongst Adolescents with Divorced Parents 105
Fiona L. Tasker
Introduction 105
Method 108
Results 111
Discussion 115
Relationships Between Divorce and College Students’
Development of Identity and Intimacy 121
Eileen Nelson
Jamie Allison
Donna Sundre
Identity 122
Intimacy 123
Method 128
Results 130
Discussion 132
The Long-Term Effects of Parental Divorce on Family
Relationships and the Effects on Adult Children’s
Self-Concept 137
James A. Holdnack
Introduction 138
Method 140
Measures 141
Results 142
Discussion 148
Correlates of Self-Esteem Among College Offspring
from Divorced Families: A Study of Gender-Based
Differences 157
Nancy J. Shook
Joan Jurich
Introduction 157
Self-Esteem 159
Factors Effecting Self-Esteem 160
Methods 163
Results 165
Discussion 170
Conclusion 173
Selected Aspects of Parenting and Children’s Social
Competence Post-Separation: The Moderating Effects
of Child’s Sex, Age, and Family Economic Hardship 177
Cheryl Buehler
Bobbie H. Legg
Literature Review 179
Methods 182
Results 188
Implications for Practitioners 190
Implications of Divorce on Reasons for Living in Older
Adolescents 197
Jon B. Ellis
C. Denise Russell
Method 199
Results 200
Discussion 201
ABOUT THE EDITOR
Craig A. Everett, PhD, is a marriage and family therapist in private
practice in Tucson, Arizona, and Director of the Arizona Institute
of Family Therapy. In addition to his 20 years of experience in clini­
cal practice, he was formerly President of the American Association
for Marriage and Family Therapy. Dr. Everett’s previous positions
include Director of Family Therapy Training and Associate Professor
at both Florida State University and Auburn University. He has been
the editor of the Journal of Divorce & Remarriage (formerly the
Journal of Divorce) since 1983 and is an editorial board member
of six professional journals.