The Recent Trend in Marital Success in the United States.

Glenn, Norval D.

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ERIC Number: EJ430997

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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The Recent Trend in Marital Success in the United States.

Glenn, Norval D.

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v53 n2 p261-70 May 1991

Reports on measures of marital success based both on rates of divorce and separation and on the quality of intact marriages constructed from U.S. national survey data gathered over the 15-year period from 1973 to 1988. Concludes that the probability of ever-married persons attaining and maintaining marital success dropped in the past few years. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Divorce, Marital Instability, Marital Satisfaction, Marriage, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Success, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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