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Bobo, Terry Skinner – 1987
Midlife divorce for women can be a time for creative growth or divorce can lead to loneliness, bitterness, and depression. Middle-aged women appear to experience an inordinate amount of stress from divorce because of loss of roles and lack of new role models. Based upon role theory and divorce as a normal developmental process, a feminist…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Coping, Divorce, Emotional Adjustment
