Divorce

Post-Divorce Emotion/Social Adjustment of Women: Effectiveness of a Psycho-Education Program Based on Cognitive Behavioral Theory

“…In future studies, it may be recommended similar studies be conducted with divorced individuals without children, divorced individuals who do not have custody, or divorced men, and the effectiveness of the experimental intervention be tested by working with heterogeneous groups. Based on the knowledge that adjustment to divorce takes about two years (Clarke-Stewart & Brentano, 2006;Lorenz et al, 1997), the criterion in the current study is that at most two years has passed since the official divorce. However, there is a possibility that adjustment to divorce, which is related to secondary stress factors, may become chronic from time to time (Wang & Amato, 2000).…”

“…In this study, the inclusion criteria of the research were determined, based on the knowledge that adjustment to divorce takes approximately two years (Clarke-Stewart & Brentano, 2006;Lorenz et al, 1997) and that having a young child is a secondary stress factor that makes adjustment difficult (Williams & Dunne-Bryant, 2006). The inclusion criteria of the study (a) volunteering to participate in the research, (b) having completed the official divorce case a maximum of two years ago, (c) having taken custody of child/children aged 0-10, and (d) having no clinical illness.…”

Counseling High Conflict: Navigating the Complexities of High Conflict Divorce

“…They also provide ancillary services throughout the school system that have the potential to reach a child in need of additional tools, connection, or support. These children tend to experience increased feelings of loss, loneliness, anger, and anxiety (Clarke-Stewart & Brentano, 2006); how children respond to these feelings can vary and may include poor behavior or lack of motivation (Amato & Cheadle, 2008;Venter, 2006). Teacher or counselor recognition of behavior changes could initiate a connection to the counselor that could lead to a necessary and supportive intervention; oftentimes, the school is the only environment where children can receive necessary emotional intervention (Hoagwood et al, 2007).…”

Effects of Marital Divorce on Children's Well-being in Iringa Municipality, Tanzania

“…Marital divorce seems to be influenced by the structure and marriage practices which enhance the increment of the growing population of children experiencing marital divorce. However, following the adoption of the new Divorce Act in 1968, which made divorces more accessible in all provinces and allowed marriage breakdown as grounds for separation, the number of divorces increased dramatically [1], between the end of 2010 and the mid-2015, the divorce rate increased worldwide. Parental separation is common in Tanzania rather than legal divorces followed by a great number of marital dissolution complaints in social welfare departments increasing day-to-day up to 405 divorces in ten years RITA Report, 2016 [2].…”