Post-divorce representations of marital negotiation during marriage predict parenting alliance in newly divorced parents
Year: 2011
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Literature demonstrates that marital and co-parenting subsystems are intercorrelated and have autonomous functions in the family system. This study explored representations of marital negotiation strategies for conflict resolution during marriage and parenting alliance relationship after divorce, using data from Portuguese newly divorced parents. In multiple regression analysis, representations of marital negotiation strategies for conflict resolution during marriage used by ex-spouses predict positive parenting alliance relationship after divorce. These results suggest that representations of pre-divorce marital relationship influence positively current interparental relationship regarding child rearing after marital dissolution. Implications for clinical interventions are also discussed.
Source: Sexual & Relationship Therapy
Authors: Diogo Lamela, Bárbara Figueiredo
Institution: University of Minho
Language: English
Subfield: Demography
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1997208571