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Studies

Nelson (1981): study US 1978 /1

Publication

Author(s):
Nelson, G.
Title:
Moderators of Women's and Children's Adjustment Following Parental Divorce.
Source:
Journal of Divorce, 1981, Vol. 4, 71 - 83

Investigation

Public
Children, living with divorced mothers, Manitoba, USA, 1978
Sample
Respondents
N = 31
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire and focused interview

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taken all together, how would you say things are these days?   Would you say that you are....?
3  very happy
2  pretty happy
1  not too happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa
Author's label:
Emotional adjustment

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Time since separation Recent divorce/separation Marital happiness ofparents at the time of separation Parents marital satisfaction