The causes and consequences of marital separation and divorce in Australia

该项目将利用澳大利亚的纵向数据调查婚姻破裂的原因和后果。 大多数以前的澳大利亚离婚研究都集中在描述总体趋势，或者只使用分居和离婚人口的样本。 本研究将使用代表性人口样本的数据，首先制定一个概念框架，以了解澳大利亚婚姻破裂的结构和人口决定因素，其次，随着时间的推移，更好地了解分居和离婚对经济和健康的影响，第三，确定从研究中产生的问题，这些问题与告知有关婚姻破裂的社会政策有关。 主要成果将是我们对导致澳大利亚离婚的因素和离婚后果的理解取得重大进展，并提供必要的知识，以更好地为有关婚姻分居和离婚的政策提供信息。

This project will use longitudinal Australian data to investigate the causes and consequences of marriage breakdown. Most previous Australian divorce research has concentrated on describing overall trends, or has used samples of separated and divorced populations only. This study will use data from representative population samples to first develop a conceptual framework for understanding the structural and demographic determinants of marriage breakdown in Australia, second gain a greater understanding of the financial and health implications of separation and divorce over time, and third identify issues that arise from the research that are relevant for informing social policy relating to marital breakdown. The main outcomes will be a significant advance in our understanding of the factors contributing to divorce and the consequences of divorce in Australia and the provision of essential knowledge to better inform policies relating to marital separation and divorce.