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The Dissolution and Loss of Relationships (predictors of divorce…
The Dissolution and Loss of Relationships
the changing rate of divorce
the prevalence of divorce
a typical american marriage don't last as long as people think it will
only 64% of married couples actually remain married for 10 years
divorce is very commonplace in america, even our grandparents divorce more often than they used to
why has divorce rates increased
no certain reason
possibilities are: we hold different, more demanding expectations for marriage than people used to
marriage is no longer the practical necessity it used to be
marriage can also be seen as a path to personal fulfillment instead of a necessity
predictors of divorce
levinger's barrier model
based on george levinger, the reasons for divorce are attraction, alternatives and barriers
attraction is enhanced by the rewards a relationship offers
alternative means that there are other partners available for us
barriers means that there are blockages around the relationship that makes it harder for people to leave
karney and bradbury's vulnerability-stress-adaptation model
people that enter marriage with enduring vulnerability would increase risk of divorce
some stressful events can befall marriages
extended periods of dissatisfaction are presumed to lead to marital instability and divorce
results from the pair project
ted huston and his colleagues kept track of 168 couples who married in 1981
results showed that after 13 years, 35% of couples had divorced and another 20% weren't happy, only 45% of the couples could be said to be happily married and they too were less satisfied and less loving than they were when they were married
people's personal perceptions of their problems
various models and data suggests that there are three types of influences on marital outcomes
cultural norms and other variables set the national stage for marriage
statistics show that what causes people's divorces are: infidelity, incompatibility, drinking or substance use, grew apart, personality problems, communication difficulties, physical or mental abuse, love was lost, or they don't know
breaking up
about breaking up
people don't lightly end relationships to which they were once commited and they don't usually terminate their relationships just because they are dissatisfied
the decision to divorce results from complex calculations of distress and delight involving alternative, sometimes uncertain possibilities
breaking up with premarital partners
there's a major distinction between different relationship terminations sometimes people would break up directly or indirectly
another distinction is whether someone wants to break up because of an other-oriented reason or a self-oriented reason
one indirect strategy to breakup with someone is to behave so badly in a relationship that a partner have to eventually call it quits
steps to divorce
divorcing is more complicated than breaking up because there are legal issues that are involved
the process of ending a marriage can take several years, compared to the few weeks that it takes to end a premarital relationship
steve duck suggested that there are five stages that occur during the termination of most relationships: personal phase, dyadic phase, social phase, grave-dressing phase and ressurection phase