Abstract
This study explores the factors that divorcing couples say contributed to the breakdown of their marriage and how those factors are related to thoughts and interest in reconciliation. A sample of 886 individual divorcing parents in Hennepin County, Minnesota, in 2008 responded to a brief survey after mandated parenting classes. The two most common reasons given for seeking a divorce were "growing apart" (55%) and "not able to talk together" (53%). Growing apart, differences in tastes, and money problems were negatively associated with interest in reconciliation; abuse and adultery were not associated with interest in reconciliation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 453-463 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Divorce and Remarriage |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2012 |
Keywords
- divorce
- divorce attitudes
- reconciliation