Used 1984 national survey data to test whether marital status affected political orientations and participation. Found married and single persons to differ consistently in their politics, with married being more conservative. Marital status only modestly affected some dimensions of political orientation, including presidential vote. These effects…

Examined three types of marital separation: those leading to divorce, those leading to reconciliation, and long-tern unresolved separations. Data from National Longitudinal Surveys cohort of mature women from 1967-1982 revealed important differences among groups of separating women in education, income, and race. (Author/NB)

Examined effects of geographic mobility on changes in underemployment among married and single women. Results reinforce findings from previous studies by showing that migration contributed to labor force nonparticipation and unemployment among married women. Migration was also linked to involuntary part-time employment and low pay, and negatively…

Estimated the effects of parental divorce on eight dimensions of psychological well-being of white adults through multiple regression analysis of data from eight recent national surveys. Several statistically significant, estimated negative effects of an important magnitude were discovered, these being somewhat stronger and more pervasive for…

Compared the networks of 37 single and 43 married mothers. Single mothers received more instrumental and personal support than married mothers, although their networks did not differ subtantially in structure. Single mothers receiving the highest levels of support were employed full-time and had few children. (Author/BH)

Examined the interrelationships between family interaction and individual well-being for children with divorced and married parents. Used mothers' views of the quality and quantity of family relationships to predict children's views of themselves and their families. Results revealed that variables related to quality were the best predictors of…

Tested the influence of birth-order complementarity on marital adjustment among 327 married women using the Spanier Dyadic Adjustment Scale (1976). Birth-order complementarity was found to be unassociated with marital adjustment. (Author/BL)

Studied the decisions of 325 battered women to prosecute their mates, based on records of various criminal justice agencies and interviews with victims and officials. Findings indicated the discretion of agents of the criminal justice system created uncertainty in outcomes and often made the victims efforts useless. (JAC)

Results show: (1) demographic characteristics of those spouses where both were enrolled in school would significantly differ from the demographic characteristics of those spouses where the husband only was enrolled; (2) marital adjustment scores of the two groups would differ significantly; and (3) variables related to the marital adjustment of…

Professor Kelley offers a number of suggestions and raises many questions for those who would provide useful data for the teacher, counselor, or other person serving marriage and the family through community agencies. (Editor)

Responses of college men from four curricular areas are compared regarding the amount of career involvement they prefer for their future wives. (Author)

A psychiatrist serves as a moderator in a discussion by six single young women. (Author)

Schools should allow married and pregnant students to continue their education and to participate in cocurricular activities as long as their presence doesn't interfer with the welfare of other students. (CK)

An investigation of sex roles among married and cohabitating couples showed: (1) that male career success, male career precedence, the decision to marry, and conventional allocation of household tasks are all concomitant and (2) that marriage crystallizes sex roles and behaviorally solidifies male career precedence, facilitating the husband's…