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Green, Robert G.; Sporakowski, Michael J. – Journal of Divorce, 1983
Tested Lewis and Spanier's theory of marital quality and marital stability using a sample of 131 married and 166 divorced social survey respondents. Examined the relationship between the quality and stability of their marriages and assessed the influence of alternative attractions and external pressures to remain married. (JAC)
Descriptors: Divorce, Marital Instability, Marital Satisfaction, Predictor Variables

Green, Robert G. – Journal of Divorce, 1983
Tested the usefulness of Lewis's and Spanier's theory of marital quality and marital stability for the prediction of divorce adjustment, in a study of 216 recently divorced persons. The quality of the marriage, external pressure to remain married, and level of alternative attractions were all useful predictors. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Divorce, Marital Instability