The Emotional Impact of Marital Separation.

Weiss, Robert S.

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Publication Date: 1976

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The Emotional Impact of Marital Separation

Weiss, Robert S.

Journal of Social Issues, 32, 1, 135-146, W 76

Suggests that separated individuals not only want to rejoin their spouses but also want to express anger with them. They may manage the resulting ambivalence by partial suppression, by compartmentalization, or by alternating expression positive and negative feelings. (Author/AM)

Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Divorce, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Problems, Family Structure, Interpersonal Relationship, Marital Instability, Marital Status, Psychological Needs, Psychological Patterns

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