This review encompasses work published in the 1980s that concerns the causes of divorce.
Substantive findings are reviewed under three broad headings: macrostructure …

This report assesses current knowledge about the ecological determinants of child
maltreatment and presents data from an aggregate study of co-variation between seven …

The authors reviewed 94 studies published in journals since 1980 on religion and marital or
parental functioning. Meta-analytic techniques were used to quantify religion–family …

OBJECTIVES The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of marital status on the risk
of suicide, using a large nationally representative sample. A related objective was to …

Ninety-seven couples completed questionnaires about their involvement in joint religious
activities and their perceptions regarding the sanctification of marriage, including perceived …

Using three data sources we explore the effects of the quantity and quality of potential new
marital partners available in local marriage markets on the risk of marital dissolution. Data …

This paper examines the effect of migration and residential mobility on union dissolution
among married and cohabiting couples. Moving is a stressful life event, and a large …

This study reports results from in-depth interviews with 57 highly religious middle-aged
married couples representing the major Abrahamic faiths (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) and …

Many books deal with divorce and its aftermath--some deal with the impact of divorce on
children and families, others with the legal or sociological aspects of divorce, and a few …

Chinese family and marriage strengths and challenges are delineated in this article,
including equity in marriage, affection, the ability to adapt to changes, mutual trust …