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Research on Divorce: Continuing Trends and New Developments
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Research on divorce during the past decade has focused on a range of topics, including the predictors of divorce, associations between divorce and the well‐being of children and former spouses, and interventions for divorcing couples. Methodological advances during the past decade include a greater reliance on nationally representative longitudinal samples, genetically informed designs, and statistical models that control for time‐invariant sources of unobserved heterogeneity. Emerging perspectives, such as a focus on the number of family transitions rather than on divorce as a single event, are promising. Nevertheless, gaps remain in the research literature, and the review concludes with suggestions for new studies.
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“marriages in 2009 (Kreider & Ellis, 2011); even if divorce rates have dropped in the United States since 1980 (Amato, 2010), it is estimated that 52.”
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Job, A., Kerkhoff, D., Nußbeck, F. W., Konrad, K., Heinrichs, N., & Lohaus, A. (2019) · European Journal of Health Psychology · doi:10.1027/2512-8442/a000032 · Cited by 5
“The parental relationship generally has an important impact on children’s well-being (e.g., Amato, 2010; Cummings & Davies, 2010).”
BackgroundPublic Attitudes Toward Shared Custody: The Czech Republic
Fučík, P. (2020) · European studies of population · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-25838-2_12 · Cited by 5
“In contrast, the current public debate as well as the academic one is most frequently involved in questioning the impact of divorce on the children (Amato 2000, 2010; Härkönen et al.”
BackgroundEx-appraisal bias: Negative illusions in appraising relationship quality retrospectively
Smyth, A. P. J., Peetz, J., & Capaldi, A. A. (2020) · Journal of Social and Personal Relationships · doi:10.1177/0265407520907150 · Cited by 5
“While it is commonly estimated that half of marriages end in divorce (Amato, 2010), plenty of relationships dissolve before reaching the point of marriage: 86% of undergraduate students report experiencing at least one breakup in their lives (Battaglia et al.”
BackgroundPhysical Abuse of Children by Stepfathers in Colombia
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“Compared with members of other families, those of stepfamilies tend to experience increased levels and varieties of stress, in particular because of the family transitions that occur when genetic parents’ relationships break down and new relationships are formed (Amato, 2010; Hetherington, 1993).”
BackgroundFriend or foe? Postdivorce hostility among recently divorced individuals.
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“Divorce can lead to increased well-being for those who have experienced conflict and tension in a relationship (Amato, 2010), including improved physical and mental health in the short term (Leopold, 2018; Monden & Uunk, 2013; Raley & Sweeney, 2020; Williams & Umberson, 2004).”
BackgroundPrediction of the Probability of Divorce Using Machine Learning Algorithms
Kumar, A., Saha, S., Mondal, J., Mitra, A., & Chaudhuri, A. K. (2023) · International Journal of Engineering Technology and Management Sciences · doi:10.46647/ijetms.2023.v07i02.024 · Cited by 5
“[12] The formula for Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD) is:”
Stress and coping resources of divorced women in the Maldives
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“Divorce is among the most stressful life experiences for those who experience it, irrespective of their gender (Amato, 2010).”
BackgroundDivorce Mediation and its Impact on Children
Nelson, B. L. (2013) · UST Research Online (University of St. Thomas - Minnesota) · Cited by 5
Erickson, S. E. (2015) · ScholarsArchive (Brigham Young University) · Cited by 5
Single mothers’ home-based school involvement: a longitudinal analysis
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“Single-parent families have lower income levels and a lower standard of living (e.g. Brown, 2010), and with family income a good predictor of school grades and test scores (e.g. Amato, 2010; Brown, 2010), their economic constraints may interfere with child outcomes.”
Background
Metadata
- Authors
- Amato, P. R.
- Affiliations
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Amato, Paul R.
- Venue
- Journal of Marriage and Family
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2010-06
- Volume
- 72
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 650-666
- ISSN
- 0022-2445 (ISSN-L)
- 1741-3737
- OpenAlex
- W2052518709
- Cited by
- 1,918
- References
- 124
- Citations by year
- 2026: 103 · 2025: 103 · 2024: 107 · 2023: 123 · 2022: 106 · 2021: 172 · 2020: 195 · 2019: 120 · 2018: 120 · 2017: 167 · 2016: 107 · 2015: 124 · 2014: 123 · 2013: 108 · 2012: 85
- FWCI
- 214.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Marriage and the Family (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Marriage and Family Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Keywords
- divorce, children of divorce, family transitions, genetically informed designs, unobserved heterogeneity, longitudinal study
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