The most recent issue of the Journal of Divorce and Remarriage focus on divorce education, young adult adjustment, stepfamily adjustment and divorce in Portugal. This is Volume 56, Issue 4, 2015.
Portugal fairly recently (2008) enacted a “no-fault” divorce law. Divorce rates in Portugal have been trending slightly upward over the past decade. (See graph.)
A more complete list of research report about divorce, remarriage and stepfamilies published in 2015 or between 2010-2015.
Divorce in Portugal
Pereira, M. G., & Pinto, H. (2015). Women’s Perception of Separation/Divorce in Portugal: A Sociodemographic Profile. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 56(4), 300-316. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10502556.2015.1025896
Divorce Education (more resources for Divorce Education…)
Becher, E. H., Cronin, S., McCann, E., Olson, K. A., Powell, S., & Marczak, M. S. (2015). Parents Forever: Evaluation of an Online Divorce Education Program. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 56(4), 261-276. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10502556.2015.1025900
Young Adult Adjustment to Their Parents’ Divorce
Connel, B., Hayes, D., & Carlson, M. (2015). Relation Between Parental Divorce and Adjustment in College Students. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 56(4), 336-345. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10502556.2015.1025756
Konstam, V., Curran, T., & Karwin, S. (2015). Divorce and Emerging Adult and Young Women: Building Foundations for Self-Development. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 56(4), 277-299. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10502556.2015.1025897
Stepfamilies
Zeleznikow, L., & Zeleznikow, J. (2015). Supporting Blended Families to Remain Intact: A Case Study. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 56(4), 317-335. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10502556.2015.1025845