Divorce Therapy in Context

Partners trying to decide whether to continue or end their marriage rely on the expertise of therapists to help them evaluate their alternatives. Research on what predicts divorce and what consequences divorce has for parents and children is reviewed so therapists are informed in the guidance they g...

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Published in:Journal of couple & relationship therapy 2007-06, Vol.6 (1-2), p.109-123
Main Author: Adams, Jerome F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
children and divorce
Divorce
divorce adjustment
divorce decision making
divorce therapy
marital dissolution
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Summary:Partners trying to decide whether to continue or end their marriage rely on the expertise of therapists to help them evaluate their alternatives. Research on what predicts divorce and what consequences divorce has for parents and children is reviewed so therapists are informed in the guidance they give clients. Attention is given to the environmental context of marriage as well as its interior quality. Implications for therapists doing divorce therapy in the context of a "pro-marriage" climate are also discussed.
ISSN:1533-2691
1533-2683
DOI:10.1300/J398v06n01_10