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- Title
The effect of parental divorce on young adults' romantic relationship dissolution: What makes a difference?
- Authors
CUI, MING; FINCHAM, FRANK D.; DURTSCHI, JARED A.
- Abstract
It was proposed that parental divorce does not have a uniform effect on young adults' romantic relationships and that differential outcomes depend on how young adults perceive their parents' divorce. Using a sample of 571 young adults, structural equation modeling suggested that, compared with those from intact families, young adults whose parents divorced held a more favorable attitude toward divorce. A positive attitude toward divorce was associated with lower commitment to their romantic relationship, which in turn affected its dissolution. More importantly, young adults' perception of parental divorce varied depending on interparental conflict and parents' marital quality before the divorce. The variation in the perception of interparental divorce was linked to relationship dissolution via attitude toward divorce and relationship commitment.
- Subjects
DIVORCE &; society; YOUNG adults; MAN-woman relationships; RELATIONSHIP breakup; SOCIAL learning theory
- Publication
Personal Relationships, 2011, Vol 18, Issue 3, p410
- ISSN
1350-4126
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1475-6811.2010.01306.x