Parental divorce and young adult children's romantic relationships: resolution of the divorce experience.
Fifty-one romantically involved young Israeli adults, whose parents were divorced, were questioned about their romantic relationship, parents' conflict, and current feelings about and reconstruction of the divorce. An integrative perception of the divorce was found to be related to fewer problems and to higher levels of friendship, enjoyment, and intimacy in the relationship. Implications for research and intervention with young adults are discussed.
Shulman
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Department of Psychology, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel. shulman@mail.biu.ac.il
Scharf
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Lumer
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Maurer
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D000328:Adult; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D004243:Divorce / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008149:Love; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires