Women's Reflections on Divorce-- 10 Years Later

Duffy, Mary E.; Thomas, Carolyn E.; Trayner, Claudia

doi:10.1080/07399330290107313

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“…Adults have more trouble adjusting to divorce if they have less income (Amato, 2000; Booth & Amato, 1991; Duffy, Thomas, & Trayner, 2002). Extending this finding to children of divorce, one might expect that children from families with higher incomes prior to the divorce would be less affected by their parents’ separation than children whose families had fewer monetary resources, because they would be less likely to experience stresses from poor housing, education, neighborhoods, and communities.…”

Section: Moderating the Effects Of Divorce: Risk And Protective Factorsmentioning

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Mediation and moderation of divorce effects on children’s behavior problems.

Weaver¹,

Schofield²

2015

Journal of Family Psychology

146

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Using data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, we examined children’s internalizing and externalizing behavior problems from age 5 to age 15 in relation to whether they had experienced a parental divorce. Children from divorced families had more behavior problems compared with a propensity score-matched sample of children from intact families according to both teachers and mothers. They exhibited more internalizing and externalizing problems at the first assessment after the parents’ separation and at the last available assessment (age 11 for teacher reports, or age 15 for mother reports). Divorce also predicted both short-term and long-term rank-order increases in behavior problems. Associations between divorce and child behavior problems were moderated by family income (assessed before the divorce) such that children from families with higher incomes prior to the separation had fewer internalizing problems than children from families with lower incomes prior to the separation. Higher levels of pre-divorce maternal sensitivity and child IQ also functioned as protective factors for children of divorce. Mediation analyses showed that children were more likely to exhibit behavior problems after the divorce if their post-divorce home environment was less supportive and stimulating, their mother was less sensitive and more depressed, and their household income was lower. We discuss avenues for intervention, particularly efforts to improve the quality of home environments in divorced families.

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Section: Moderating the Effects Of Divorce: Risk And Protective Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mediation and moderation of divorce effects on children’s behavior problems.

Weaver¹,

Schofield²

2015

Journal of Family Psychology

146

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“…However, for the majority, the negative effects of divorce, such as unhappiness, distress, depression, alcohol consumption, and health problems, can last 2 to 3 years (Amato, 2000;Hetherington, 2003). Furthermore, for about 10% to 20% of divorced individuals, the negative effects continue or even worsen after 10 years (Duffy, Thomas, & Trayner, 2002;Hetherington, 2003;Perrig-Chiello et al, 2015). Research also suggests that divorce is related to a loss Group Treatment.…”

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EMDR-Based Divorce Recovery Group: A Case Study

Wong¹

2018

J EMDR Prac Res

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This case study investigated the effects of an eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)-based divorce recovery group, consisting of four modalities: (a) modified EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol adapted for adolescents and adults living with ongoing traumatic stress (EMDR-IGTP-OTS) to deal with the trauma from the divorce, (b) modified Affect Circuit Reset protocol to reduce intensity of negative affects, (c) psychoeducation on affects and divorce-related issues, and (d) small group discussion. The divorce recovery program is an attempt to provide an affordable, trauma-focused intervention for divorce recovery for low-income populations. This report summarizes the outcomes in a divorce recovery group of six women, all Chinese immigrants. Aside from one person in the midst of divorce, the group consisted of individuals divorced for 7 years or more, for whom the distress had lasted more than the 2 to 3 years typical of divorce recovery. Short Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Rating Interview (SPRINT) scores collected at the beginning of week 2, at the end of week 7, and at the beginning of week 8 showed PTSD symptoms dropping from severe to mild. The mean SPRINT scores at 6 weeks and 13 weeks after treatment continued to decrease, approaching the no/minimal symptom range. The SPRINT scores showed a 65.6% reduction between week 2 (18.0 [SD = 8.4]) and 13 weeks after treatment (6.2 [SD= 5.5]), with a large effect size of d = 1.40, and a significant decrease of t(4)=4.0, p = .016.

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“…Moreover, some individuals are exposed to more intense and many secondary stresses after divorce due to demographic and structural features, and therefore, adjustment processes can be more difficult (Amato, 2010;Diedrick, 1991;Williams & Dunne-Bryant, 2006). Relevant studies have revealed that single mothers are more exposed to secondary stress factors associated with the termination of marriage, such as relationships with ex-spouses, relationships with children, financial issues, change in work and living spaces, and social pressure or stigma, and eventually, adjustment may be more difficult (Dahl et al, 2015;Duffy et al, 2002;Hardesty et al, 2019;Holden & Smock, 1991;İlhan, 2020;Konstam et al, 2016;Uyar & Yıldırım, 2022;Williams & Dunne-Bryant, 2006). Having a child is a secondary stress agent in the post-divorce adjustment process whereas having custody of a younger child, who needs more parental care, is considered a situation that makes adjustment more difficult (Williams & Dunne-Bryant, 2006).…”

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

UYAR,

YILDIRIM

2023

Türk Psikolojik Danışma Ve Rehberlik Dergisi

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The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the psycho-education program based on the Cognitive Behavioral Teory (CBT) on the emotional/social adjustment levels of newly divorced women. The research was carried out with a true experimental design with a control group in which pre-test-post-test and follow-up measurements were made. The research started with 15 newly divorced women in both groups. However, after the group was completed, 12 women remained in the experimental group and 11 women in the control group.Data collection tools are Fisher Divorce/Separation Adjustment Scale-Short Form and Personal Information Questionnaire. The results of the study reveal that the psychoeducation program based on CBT is effective in increasing the post-divorce adjustment of women. In addition, the psycho-education program was found to be effective in increasing women's self-worth and reducing grief reactions, disentanglement from relationship, and anger levels. Such a difference was not observed in the control group. At the same time, the effectiveness of the psycho-educational program continued in the follow-up measurements five weeks later.

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Women's Reflections on Divorce-- 10 Years Later

Cited by 12 publications

References 18 publications

Mediation and moderation of divorce effects on children’s behavior problems.

Mediation and moderation of divorce effects on children’s behavior problems.

EMDR-Based Divorce Recovery Group: A Case Study

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

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