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Forsstrom-Cohen, Barbara; Rosenbaum, Alan – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1985
Surveyed students who had viewed parental violence (N=44); who had viewed nonviolent discord (N=43); and whose parents were satisfactorily married (N=77). Results indicated that students who had viewed parental marital violence were significantly more anxious than those from satisfactory relationships, and that women who viewed violence were more…
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Depression (Psychology), Family Violence
Raschke, Helen J. – 1976
The purpose of this paper is to describe the differences found between males and females in factors alleviating (or not alleviating) the stresses and problems that many times accompany divorce. The data were collected by administering a questionnaire to Parents Without Partners chapters in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area and the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Anxiety, Divorce, Marital Instability

Slater, Elisa J.; And Others – Adolescence, 1983
Examined the effects of separation and divorce on adolescents' (N=217) self-image, anxiety, locus of control, and perception of their family. Results indicated males from disrupted homes had better self-concepts and better perceptions of their family environment than those from intact homes. The opposite results were found among females. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Anxiety, Family Environment