Geographic Mobility as a Factor in Adjustment to Divorce

Asher, Shirley J.; Bloom, Bernard L.

doi:10.1300/j279v06n04_05

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“…Participants had three possibilities to answer this question: (a) it was my decision, (b) it was the decision of my partner or (c) it was a common decision. Pettit and Bloom (1984) reported that "previous studies (Asher and Bloom, 1983;Darsa, 1977;Hetherington, Cox and Cox, 1977) have suggested that self-report of initiator status appears to have acceptable validity, in that both spouses generally agree". Moreover, Buehler, Hogan, Robinson & Levy (1986) noticed that divorced persons were able to identify whether the decision to divorce was initiated by themselves, by the partner or by both of them.…”

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Is the Partner Who Decides to Divorce More Attractive? A Comparison Between Initiators and Noninitiators

Charvoz

Bodenmann

Bertoni

et al. 2008

Journal of Divorce & Remarriage

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580 divorced individuals from Germany, Italy and Switzerland provided retrospective reports on the perceived similarity and differences between themselves and their former partner and on their own and their partner's attractiveness. Initiators and noninitiators were compared with regard to these different variables. Results demonstrated that most divorcees perceived themselves to be quite similar to their former partner. Initiating women were more numerous than nonintiating to perceive themselves to be different from their former partner in personality, norms and needs and to evaluate their former partner to be less attractive. Initiating men were more numerous than nonitiating to perceive differences with regard to the personality between themselves and their partner.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Is the Partner Who Decides to Divorce More Attractive? A Comparison Between Initiators and Noninitiators

Charvoz

Bodenmann

Bertoni

et al. 2008

Journal of Divorce & Remarriage

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“…Response categories on the Personal Profile Form included (a) I made the decision to divorce, (b) I did not decide to divorce, and (c) the divorce was a mutual decision. Previous studies have suggested that self-report of decider status appears to have acceptable validity, in that both spouses generally agree about who decided (Asher & Bloom, 1983;Pettit & Bloom, 1984). The Four Factor Index of Social Status (Hollingshead, 1975), an estimate of social class combining information about sex, marital status, occupation, and education, was used to rank social position from Social Class I, the highest through Social Class V, the lowest.…”

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Divorce Transition Differences of Midlife Women

Sakraida

2005

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

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Divorce transition experienced by and its influence upon midlife women's health is not fully understood. Interviews were conducted with 24 divorced women who self-classified into decider status groups: initiator (who first decided to end marriage), non-initiator (recipient of end of marriage decision), and mutual decider (shared decision to end marriage). Interpretive content analysis involving pattern coding was conducted. The divorce transition by initiators (n=8) included self-focused growth, optimism, and social support losses and opportunities, while the divorce transition by non-initiators (n=8) included being left, ruminating, vulnerability, and spiritual comfort. No profile emerged for the mutual-decider group (n=8). This study supports that differences in divorce transition exist for initiators and non-initiators.

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“…Generally, people have increased geographic mobility after a divorce (McLanahan, ; Michielin et al ., ), and in one study, almost half of movers after a divorce returned to an area they had lived previously (Asher and Bloom, ).…”

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“…Women may move closer to extended support networks, although not necessarily back into their parents' home. One of the most frequently cited reasons by women for moving after a divorce was the presence of a social support network (Asher and Bloom, 1983).…”

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“…This creates economic stress as family resources must, at least for a time, support two households rather than one (De Jong and Graefe, 2008). A divorced person may respond to such profound changes by seeking to live in a preferred place that provides stability and comfort and in proximity to people offering both affective and functional support (Asher and Bloom, 1983).…”

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Divorce as an Influence in Return Migration to Rural Areas

Wall

Reichert

2013

Population Space and Place

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This qualitative study focuses on individuals who moved back to rural US communities in relatively isolated areas with modest levels of natural amenities. Open‐ended interviews at high school reunions revealed that a subset of return migration was driven by marital separation and divorce. This research sets out to explore why after divorce people return to rural areas, despite what are often limited economic opportunities. Findings suggest that both people and place shape return migration decisions after divorce: an individual's functional and emotional support networks, provided by people, work with the physical and affective attributes offered by place. Return migration to rural areas after divorce can be seen as a strategy to adapt to post‐divorce changes and to cope with the trauma and vulnerabilities that can accompany divorce. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Geographic Mobility as a Factor in Adjustment to Divorce

Cited by 15 publications

References 12 publications

Is the Partner Who Decides to Divorce More Attractive? A Comparison Between Initiators and Noninitiators

Is the Partner Who Decides to Divorce More Attractive? A Comparison Between Initiators and Noninitiators

Divorce Transition Differences of Midlife Women

Divorce as an Influence in Return Migration to Rural Areas

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