Divorce, Remarriage & Stepfamily Research 2015– incomplete


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Allemand, M., Hill, P. L., & Lehmann, R. (2015). Divorce and personality development across middle adulthood. Personal Relationships, 22(1), 122-137. doi:

Allen, E. S., Rhoades, G. K., Markman, H. J., & Stanley, S. M. (2015). Prep for strong bonds: A review of outcomes from a randomized clinical trial. Contemporary Family Therapy: An International Journal, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10591-014-9325-3

Azzopardi, C., Madigan, S., & Kirkland-Burke, M. (2014). Sexual Abuse Forensic Evaluation With Young Children: Program Outcomes and Predictors of Disclosure. Journal of Child Custody, 11(4), 304-324. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15379418.2014.988901

Barzoki, M. H., Tavakoll, M., & Burrage, H. (2015). Rational-emotional ‘divorce’ in Iran: Findings of qualitative research on women with marital dissatisfaction. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 10(1), 107-122. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11482-014-9303-9

Baucom, B. R., Atkins, D. C., Rowe, L. S., Doss, B. D., & Christensen, A. (2015). Prediction of treatment response at 5-year follow-up in a randomized clinical trial of behaviorally based couple therapies. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 83(1), 103-114. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0038005

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. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10502556.2015.1025900

Bergström, M., Fransson, E., Modin, B., Berlin, M., Gustafsson, P. A., & Hjern, A. (2015). Fifty moves a year: is there an association between joint physical custody and psychosomatic problems in children? Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2014-205058

Boertien, D., von Scheve, C., & Park, M. (2015). Can Personality Explain the Educational Gradient in Divorce? Evidence From a Nationally Representative Panel Survey. Journal of Family Issues, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513X15585811

Bourassa, K. J., Sbarra, D. A., & Whisman, M. A. (2015). Women in Very Low Quality Marriages Gain Life Satisfaction Following Divorce. Journal of Family Psychology, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0000075

Bourassa, K. J., Sbarra, D. A., & Whisman, M. A. (2015). Women in Very Low Quality Marriages Gain Life Satisfaction Following Divorce. Journal of Family Psychology, , No Pagination Specified. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0000075

Coleman, M., Ganong, L., Russell, L., & Frye-Cox, N. (2015). Stepchildren’s Views About Former Step-Relationships Following Stepfamily Dissolution. Journal of Marriage and Family, 77(3), 775-790. doi:

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

Cunningham, M., & Skillingstead, K. (2015). Narratives of Socialization: Perceptions of Parental Influence After Childhood Divorce. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 56(2), 137-154.

Cunningham, M., & Skillingstead, K. (2015). Narratives of socialization: Perceptions of parental influence after childhood divorce. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 56(2), 137-154. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10502556.2014.996043

Dahl, S., Hansen, H., & Vignes, B. (2015). His, her, or their divorce? Marital dissolution and sickness absence in norway. Journal of Marriage and Family, 77(2), 461-479. doi:

Davies, H. (2015). Shared Parenting or Shared Care? Learning from Children’s Experiences of a Post-Divorce Shared Care Arrangement. Children & Society, 29(1), 1-14. doi:

deLusé, S. R., & Braver, S. L. (2015). A Rigorous Quasi-Experimental Design to Evaluate the Causal Effect of a Mandatory Divorce Education Program. Family Court Review, 53(1), 66-78. doi:

Garneau, C. L., Higginbotham, B., & Adler-Baeder, F. (2015). Remarriage Beliefs as Predictors of Marital Quality and Positive Interaction in Stepcouples: An Actor?Partner Interdependence Model. Family Process, , n/a-n/a. doi:

Goldberg, J. S. (2015). Coparenting and Nonresident Fathers’ Monetary Contributions to Their Children. Journal of Marriage and Family, 77(3), 612-627. doi:

Greenwald, R. (2014). Intensive Child Therapy to Prevent Further Abuse Victimization: A Case Study. Journal of Child Custody, 11(4), 325-334. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15379418.2014.990128

Haddock, C. K., Jahnke, S. A., Poston, W. S. C., Jitnarin, N., & Day, R. S. (2015). Marriage and Divorce Among Firefighters in the United States. Journal of Family Issues, doi:

Hampden-Thompson, G., & Galindo, C. (2015). Family structure instability and the educational persistence of young people in England. British Educational Research Journal, , n/a-n/a. doi:

Hatemi, P. K., McDermott, R., & Eaves, L. (2015). Genetic and environmental contributions to relationships and divorce attitudes. Personality and Individual Differences, 72, 135-140.

Ivanova, K. (2015). Relationship satisfaction of the previously married: The significance of relationship specific costs and rewards in first and repartnering unions. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, doi:

Jensen, T. M., Shafer, K., & Holmes, E. K. (2015). Transitioning to stepfamily life: the influence of closeness with biological parents and stepparents on children’s stress. Child & Family Social Work, , n/a-n/a. doi:

Kalmijn, M. (2015). How Childhood Circumstances Moderate the Long-Term Impact of Divorce on Father?Child Relationships. Journal of Marriage and Family, , n/a-n/a. doi:

Kane, J. B., Nelson, T. J., & Edin, K. (2015). How Much In-Kind Support Do Low-Income Nonresident Fathers Provide? A Mixed-Method Analysis. Journal of Marriage and Family, 77(3), 591-611. doi:

King, V., Boyd, L. M., & Thorsen, M. L. (2015). Adolescents’ Perceptions of Family Belonging in Stepfamilies. Journal of Marriage and Family, 77(3), 761-774. doi:

Kleinman, T. G., & Walker, L. E. (2014). Protecting Psychotherapy Clients From the Shadow of the Law: A Call for the Revision of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) Guidelines for Court-Involved Therapy. Journal of Child Custody, 11(4), 335-362. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15379418.2014.992563

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

Martínez-Pampliega, A., Aguado, V., Corral, S., Cormenzana, S., Merino, L., & Iriarte, L. (2015). Protecting Children After a Divorce: Efficacy of Egokitzen: An Intervention Program for Parents on Children’s Adjustment. Journal of Child and Family Studies, , 1-11. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-015-0186-7

McShall, J. R., & Johnson, M. D. (2015). The association between relationship distress and psychopathology is consistent across racial and ethnic groups. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 124(1), 226-231. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0038267

Moore, E. (2015). Delaying Divorce: Pitfalls of Restrictive Divorce Requirements. Journal of Family Issues, doi:

Narayan, A., Cicchetti, D., Rogosch, F. A., & Toth, S. L. (2015). Interrelations of maternal expressed emotion, maltreatment, and separation/divorce and links to family conflict and children’s externalizing behavior. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 43(2), 217-228. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10802-014-9911-8

O’Neal, E. N., Tellis, K., & Spohn, C. (2014). When the Bedroom Is the Crime Scene: To What Extent Does Johnson’s Typology Account for Intimate Partner Sexual Assault? Journal of Child Custody, 11(4), 278-303. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15379418.2014.943450

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

Polak, S., & Saini, M. (2015). Children Resisting Contact With a Parent Postseparation: Assessing This Phenomenon Using an Ecological Systems Framework. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 56(3), 220-247. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10502556.2015.1012698

Prentky, R. A., Lee, A. F., Lamade, R., Grossi, L., Schuler, A., Dube, G., . . . Pond, A. (2014). Placement Instability as a Risk Factor in Proximal Sexually Inappropriate and Aggressive Behaviors in a Child Welfare Sample. Journal of Child Custody, 11(4), 251-277. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15379418.2014.987335

Reay, K. M. (2015). Family Reflections: A Promising Therapeutic Program Designed to Treat Severely Alienated Children and Their Family System. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 43(2), 197-207. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01926187.2015.1007769

Sohn, H. (2015). Health insurance and risk of divorce: Does having your own insurance matter? Journal of Marriage and Family, doi:

Steiner, L. M., Durand, S., Groves, D., & Rozzell, C. (2015). Effect of infidelity, initiator status, and spiritual well-being on men’s divorce adjustment. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 56(2), 95-108. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10502556.2014.996050

Torvik, F. A., Gustavson, K., Roysamb, E., & Tambs, K. (2015). Health, health behaviors, and health dissimilarities predict divorce:  Results from the HUNT study. BMC Psychology, 3(13) doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40359-015-0072-5

van Lawick, J., & Visser, M. (2015). No kids in the middle: Dialogical and creative work with parents and children in the context of high conflict divorces. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 36(1), 33-50. doi:

Weaver, J. M., & Schofield, T. J. (2015). Mediation and moderation of divorce effects on children’s behavior problems. Journal of Family Psychology, 29(1), 39-48. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0000043

Weaver, J. M., & Schofield, T. J. (2015). Mediation and moderation of divorce effects on children’s behavior problems. Journal of Family Psychology, 29(1), 39-48. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0000043

Xu, Q., Yu, J., & Qiu, Z. (2015). The impact of children on divorce risk. The Journal of Chinese Sociology, 2(1), 1.

Yárnoz-Yaben, S. (2015). Forgiveness, adjustment to divorce and support from the former spouse in Spain. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24(2), 289-297. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-013-9835-x

Yip, P. S. F., Yousuf, S., Chan, C. H., Yung, T., & Wu, K. C. -. (2015). The roles of culture and gender in the relationship between divorce and suicide risk: A meta-analysis. Social Science & Medicine, 128, 87-94. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.12.034

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