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Marital Quality, Barriers to Divorce, Everyday Stress and Post-Divorce Adjustment : Focused on Gender Differences  

Son Jeong-Yeon (Dept. of Child Development and Family Studies, Seoul National Univ.)
Han Gyoung-Hae (Dept. of Child Development and Family Studies, Seoul National Univ.)
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Journal of Families and Better Life / v.24, no.1, 2006 , pp. 83-102 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of the divorce process on post-divorce adjustment. This study specifically examines the effects of the pre-divorce marital quality, perceived barriers to divorce at the time of considering divorce, and the level of everyday stress after divorce on post-divorce adjustment of men and women focused on gender differences. Data gathered from 147 men and 208 women living in Seoul and Gyeonggi province were analyzed for this study. The major findings are as follows. First, pre-divorce marital quality, perceived barriers to divorce at the time of considering divorce, and the level of everyday stress after divorce, have both positive and negative effects on post-divorce adjustment of divorced men and women depending on the stages of divorce process. Second, the relationship between various aspects of divorce process and adjustments differ according to the sub-dimension of post-divorce adjustment. Third, divorce process functions differently for divorced men and women. The results show the importance of considering the divorce process, including both pre-divorce and post-divorce circumstances in order to have a good understanding of post-divorce adjustment of men and women.
Keywords
divorced men and women; divorce process; marital quality; barriers to divorce; everyday stress; Post-divorce adjustment; gender difference;
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