The Sleeper Effect--Myth or Reality?.

Dunlop, Rosemary; Burns, Ailsa

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ERIC Number: EJ506215

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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The Sleeper Effect--Myth or Reality?

Dunlop, Rosemary; Burns, Ailsa

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v57 n2 p375-86 May 1995

Analyzes the effect of parental divorce at adolescence to determine if young women, who initially coped well, experienced a significant reversal in adjustment in early adulthood. Results from a 10-year study found no significant differences in mean adjustment scores between girls from intact and divorced families at any time. (RJM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Child Relationship, Daughters, Divorce, Family Environment, Family Structure, Followup Studies, Longitudinal Studies, Marital Instability, Marriage, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence, Young Adults

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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