The aftermath of divorce - coping with family change: an investigation in eight countries

Das hier angebotene Buch stammt aus einer teilaufgelösten wissenschaftlichen Bibliothek und trägt die entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen (Rückenschild, Instituts-Stempel...).Buchschnitt und Seitenränder alters-/papierbedingt angebräunt - Der Buchzustand ist ansonsten ordentlich und dem Alter entsprechend gut.CONTENTSList of contributors ixIntroductionLaszlo Cseh-Szombathy 1Chapter 1A new approach to remarriage - coping strategiesafter divorcePirkko Niemela, Juhani Myyra and Ritva Lento (Finland) • 9Introduction 9Men remarry more often than women 1*2.Older divorcees remarry less 12Women with better life conditions do not marry 13Persons living with children are more often single ' 14Former marriage and divorce 15Are single divorcees more attached to theirex-partners? 17Who are happier, the single or the remarried? 19Self-esteem 22Coping strategies 2'5Coping with work and the new sex role 26Coping with the divorcee's status and friends 29Coping with sexual self-image and the new partner 33Coping with children 36Loneliness and grief - 37The overall coping level v 38Is it risky for men to be alone after divorce? ••' 39Remarriage as an escape? 40Women cope better? 42Women's new single life 44Remarriage reconsidered 44Appendix 46Sampling procedure 46Description of the interviewed persons 47Interview 48The coping rating 49References 50/946236348Chapter 2 'RemarriageJan E. Trost (Sweden) 51Introduction 51How many divorced persons have remarried? 53Who remarries? 56Less homogamy in remarriages? 58Post-divorce relation with ex-spouse 61Conclusions 63Appendix 68Definition of the population of the survey 68Sample 68Data collection 69Response rate and representativeness 70References 74Chapter 3The adjustment of the divorceesLaszlo Cseh-Szombathy (Hungary) 75Changing views on divorce 75Negative consequences of divorce arid theirelimination. The concept of adjustment 76Cross-national comparison as a tool to validatepropositions on adjustment 77The investigated problem areas and theapplied indicators 78The Hungarian results , 79Cross-national validation of the Hungarianfindings 83Discussion 91Conclusions 93Appendix 95Definition of the population of theHungarian survey 95Sample 95Data collection 95Response rate 96References 97Chapter 4Women at divorceInger Koch-Nielsen and Lone Gundelach (Denmark) 99Introduction 99The background of divorce 101Comparisons 105The initiative 107Comparisons 109The consequences 109Children 110Work and financial situation 111Housing 115Conclusion 117viAppendix. 119Population ' 119Sampling procedure 119Data collection and response rate 119References 121Chapter 5The significance of the social network afterseparationIteke Weeda (Netherlands) 123Introduction 123The problem 125Hypotheses 126Changes in the relation of the ex-spouses 127Changes in the family relations 131Changes in the relations with friends andacquaintances 133Reactions from the social network 137Support from the social network 142Conclusions 146Appendix 149Relevant questions put in connection with thesignificance of the social network 149Research method of the Dutch project 149Chapter 6Changes in the behaviour of children afterdivorceMaria Jarosz and Jacek Szymanderski (Poland) 151Present social evaluation of divorce inPoland 151Specification of the aim of the study 153Divorce and the deviant behaviour of children 154Appendix 169Organisation and selection of the sample 169References 170Chapter 7Father—child involvementConstance R. Ahrons and Annemette S^rensen (USA) 171Introduction 171Aspects of paternal involvement 174Characteristics of spouses and their family 180Family reorganisation after divorce 181Disagreements at time of divorce andfather involvement 183Feelings about the father—child relationship 184Former spouse relationship and father involvement 186Conclusions 188Appendix 192Societal context of the American study 192Sampling 194Data collection 196References * 197viiChapter 8Parental co-operationKari Moxnes (Norway) 199Introduction 199Parental co-operation 201Laws regulating parental co-operation • 202The extent of parental co-operation. Parentalcontact 203Binuclear family meeting 204The visitation arrangement 204Satisfaction with parental co-operation 207Differences in satisfaction betweenmothers and fathers 208Differences in satisfaction betweenresidential and visiting parents 209Factors of importance for parental co-operation 211•Long distances between parental homes 211Custody arrangements 213Egalitarian marriages 215Summary 216Appendix 218Population ' 218•1. Sampling 218Methods 219References 219