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Massoglia, Michael; Remster, Brianna; King, Ryan D. – Social Forces, 2011
Prior research suggests a correlation between incarceration and marital dissolution, although questions remain as to why this association exists. Is it the stigma associated with "doing time" that drives couples apart? Or is it simply the duration of physical separation that leads to divorce? This research utilizes data from the National…
Descriptors: Divorce, Correctional Institutions, Intimacy, Institutionalized Persons
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Amato, Paul R.; Cheadle, Jacob E. – Social Forces, 2008
We used adopted and biological children from Waves 1 and 2 of the National Survey of Families and Households to study the links between parents' marital conflict, divorce and children's behavior problems. The standard family environment model assumes that marital conflict and divorce increase the risk of children's behavior problems. The passive…
Descriptors: Divorce, Behavior Problems, Conflict, Parent Child Relationship