Barriers to Divorce
When Are They Effective? When Are They Not
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2345841 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Knoester (0000-0003-3177-3527, Pennsylvania State University), Alan Booth (Pennsylvania State University) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 78-99 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/019251300021001004 |
| OpenAlex | W2157681057 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 25 |
| References cited | 33 |
This study explores the perceived importance of eight barriers to divorce, their correlation with objective circumstances, and the effectiveness of both perceived barriers and objective indicators of barriers as predictors of subsequent divorce. The findings indicate that married individuals perceive a variety of barriers to be very important to keeping one's marriage intact. However, perceived barriers do not correlate substantially with objective circumstances nor are they very effective in deterring subsequent divorce-especially after accounting for respondents' divorce proneness. Objective indicators have slightly stronger associations with subsequent divorce but do not weaken the conclusion that barriers are not very effective deterrents to divorce
Demographic economics · Economics · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,09 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2025 (23) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |