Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ606183
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Boundary Ambiguity and Coparental Conflict after Divorce: An Empirical Test of a Family Systems Model of the Divorce Process.
Madden-Derdich, Debra A.; Leonard, Stacie A.; Christopher, F. Scott
Journal of Marriage and the Family, v61 n3 p588-98 Aug 1999
A family systems model of the divorce process was proposed and tested for divorced mothers and fathers using a series of multiple regression analysis. Findings support the hypothesized positive relationship between boundary ambiguity and coparental conflict. Reports factors that influence boundary ambiguity were found to be distinct for mothers and fathers. (Author/JDM)
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Conflict, Divorce, Family Structure, Fathers, Mothers, Parent Participation, Parenting Skills, Systems Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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