Divorce: Crisis, Challenge, Or Relief?

Contents

CONTENTS Preface ix Acknowledgments xv 1 Introduction 1 David A. Chiriboga STRESS AND ADAPTATION 2 Childhood Stress and Adaptation to Divorce: A Shaping Condition Linda S. Catron and David A. Chiriboga 3 Divorce Stress and Adaptation 38 David A. Chiriboga and Linda S. Catron 4 Coping Strategies in Divorce 74 David A. Chiriboga 13 II PERSPECTIVES ON TRANSITIONS 5 Passage through Divorce: A Transitions Perspective Linda S. Catron and David A. Chiriboga 6 Passage through Divorce: Timing Issues 125 David A. Chiriboga and Linda S. Catron 97 vii I viii C O N T E N T S III VIEWS OF THE SELF AND OTHERS 7 The Self-Concept of Divorcing Persons 1 5 1 Cathy Birtley Fenn, David A. Chiriboga, and Linda S. Catron 8 Views of the Other: Issues of Self-image and Identification 174 Ann Co/io, David A. Chiriboga and Linda S. Catron IV CONTRIBUTING FACTORS 9 Social Supports in the Context of Divorce 195 Leah Friedman, David A. Chiriboga and Linda S. Catron 10 Who Leaves Whom: The Importance of Control 224 H. B. Wilder and David A. Chiriboga 11 Minority Issues in the Study of Divorce 248 Barbara Yee, David A. Chiriboga and Linda S. Catron 12 Risk Factors in Divorce: A Life Course Perspective 280 David A. Chiriboga References 293 Index 313 ...