לגירושי הורים יש השפעות שליליות ארוכות טווח על חלק מהילדים. סקירת הספרות בנושא מעלה חמישה גורמים אפשריים שנספחים לתהליך הגירושים ועומדים בבסיס השפעות אלה: לחצים כלכליים, ירידה בזמן הורה-ילד, סכסוכים בין ההורים, פגיעה באיכות ההורות ושיבושים ביחסים עם האב. מחקרים שבחנו את ההבדלים …
This qualitative descriptive study explored clergy descriptions regarding the influence of premarital counseling on Christian Senior Pastor’s marital longevity in one Southern state. The Sound Relationship House theory provided the theoretical framework. The research questions f…
Gottman has proposed that there are 3 functional styles of conflict management in couple relationships, labeled Avoidant, Validating, and Volatile, and 1 dysfunctional style, labeled Hostile. Using a sample of 1,983 couples in a committed relationship, we test the association of…
Family change in China over the past few decades has been characterised by a trend towards later marriage, greater marital instability, and increases in non-marital pregnancy and unmarried cohabitation. At the same time, many other features of Chinese marriage patterns have chan…
Using data from the 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2017 waves of the National income Dynamics Study (NIDS), this dissertation investigates the link between occupation (skilled, medium skilled and low skilled) and subjective well-being (SWB) in South Africa. Although some studies (su…
In this study, we analyze a unique dataset of actual information about 290,000 household investment accounts and track retail investors' trading decisions with a focus on their economic and demographic characteristics. We examine and provide a comprehensive analysis of the role …
The Philippines and Vatican City are the only states left in the world without divorce. While the Philippines recognize relative divorce, or legal separation as termed under its Family Code, it has not sanctioned absolute divorce in the country except for Muslims and foreigners.…
La présente étude sur les législations et canons en matière de divorce rédigés ou commentés par Bar Hebraeus se propose de montrer combien il est difficile et délicat de les appliquer à des décisions concrètes. Le mariage est une institution naturelle, fondée sur la dualité sexu…
Two essays in this dissertation make a contribution to monitoring the HIV/AIDS epidemic and two focus on the behavioral dynamics that feed it. Following advances in medical technology, HIV testing is now often included in community-based surveys and that raised expectations for …
This dissertation examines Matt 1:19; 5:32; and 19:9 in light of Matthew's concept of righteousness. The first chapter assesses current views regarding Matthew's concept of righteousness. In addition to providing a lexical analysis of the terms used to communicate the concept “r…
This dissertation consists of three studies that evaluate how women form partnerships, leave partnerships, and the economic outcomes of those partnerships. These demographic transitions and outcomes are evaluated in three country contexts with differing political, welfare regime…
This dissertation has three chapters, each one originally being a separate analysis and paper. All three pertain to the socio-economic returns to having served in the United States Armed Forces during the early 21st century wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. By the time they were com…
Background: The study was designed to address the empirical research problem: What is the relationship between acculturation and marital satisfaction among first generation Iranian American Immigrants. Method: Correlational research design was used to study the relationship betw…
This study examined the changes in the texture of the network of friends of divorced custodial fathers and mothers following the divorce compared to the period of the marriage, and the differences, in these changes with respect to gender based on Social Exchange Theory. The rese…
This thesis is an introspective study of the life of Sarah Fricker Coleridge, abandoned wife of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Her life within a family unit, from birth and throughout her adulthood, is telling of how women chose to rely on extended families (or, as I call them, networ…
Muslim religious leaders are commonly accused of adopting a conservative interpretation of Islam that guides the way in which they counsel married women on their rights to divorce and how they should address violence in the marital context. They have also been viewed as favourin…
This dissertation analyzes the impact Jewish divorce law has on the lives of Jewish women, focusing on Canada. Jewish divorce law, which is adhered to by Orthodox Jews and many Conservative Jews, dictates that only a husband has the right to end a Jewish marriage, by granting hi…
Noting the disparities between the stipulations of rabbinic law and the behavior of the Herodian royal family, scholars have traditionally described the family's commitment to Judaism as lackluster. In particular, many examples from the Herodians' marriage and divorce practices …