TWO FACES 0F DIVORCE

两张脸 0F 离婚

• 批准号: 6182473
• 负责人: THOMAS L HANSON
• 金额: $ 7.27万
• 依托单位: WESTED
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-05-01 至 2002-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6182473
• 关键词: behavioral /social science research tag; clinical research; divorce /separation; expectancy; family structure /dynamics; human data; longitudinal human study; motivation; parents; quality of life

The Two Faces of Divorce Study will examine the antecedents and consequences of divorce from the perspective of mothers and fathers. The project has three primary objectives: (1) to determine whether perceptions of the costs and benefits of divorce are related to subsequent divorce and to determine what types of costs and benefits (i.e., economic, social, and parental) are given the most weight, (2) to expand our knowledge of the gains and losses associated with divorce by examining a broad variety of areas of well-being from the perspective of both mothers and fathers, and (3) to assess the extent to which mothers and fathers can accurately assess the consequences of divorce. The project has both theoretical and applied significance. Prior research on the determinants of divorce suggests that many couples choose to divorce when they expect to be better off from doing so, while research on the consequences of divorce indicates that divorce leads to declines in well-being in a variety of areas. This study bridges research and theory on the determinants of divorce with research and theory on the consequences of divorce to address this puzzle - focusing on how couples' motivations for- and expectations about divorce are related to divorce outcomes. It examines the extent to which (a) the consequences of divorce are unanticipated, (b) divorce is associated with increases in well-being in some areas of life that counteract negative consequences in other areas of life, and (c) different parties of divorce benefit at the expense of each other. The analysis will use longitudinal data from the National Survey of Families and Households. Regression techniques are used to examine the relationship between pre-divorce expectations and subsequent divorce, the consequences of divorce, the accuracy of pre-divorce expectations about the consequences of divorce, and the extent to which the consequences of divorce are shared between mothers and fathers.

离婚研究的两面性将从母亲和父亲的角度审视离婚的前因和后果。 该项目有三个主要目标：(1) 确定对离婚成本和收益的看法是否与随后的离婚有关，并确定哪些类型的成本和收益（即经济、社会和父母）最受重视；(2) 通过从母亲和父亲的角度审视各种福祉领域，扩大我们对离婚相关得失的了解；(3) 评估离婚的程度。 父母可以准确评估离婚的后果。 该项目具有理论和应用意义。 先前对离婚决定因素的研究表明，许多夫妇在期望离婚会更好时选择离婚，而对离婚后果的研究表明，离婚会导致各个领域的幸福感下降。 本研究将离婚决定因素的研究和理论与离婚后果的研究和理论联系起来，以解决这个难题——重点关注夫妻离婚的动机和期望如何与离婚结果相关。 它考察了以下方面的程度：(a) 离婚的后果是不可预见的；(b) 离婚与生活某些领域的福祉增加有关，从而抵消了生活其他领域的负面影响；(c) 离婚的不同各方以牺牲彼此为代价而受益。 该分析将使用全国家庭调查的纵向数据。 回归技术用于检验离婚前期望与随后离婚之间的关系、离婚后果、离婚前期望对离婚后果的准确性以及离婚后果在母亲和父亲之间分担的程度。