Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Braithwaite, Scott R
URN	etd-11132007-094341
Title	An Analogue Test of Amato's "Good Enough Marriage" Hypothesis
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Psychology, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Thomas E. Joiner, Jr. Committee Chair Frank D. Fincham Committee Member Richard K. Wagner Committee Member
Keywords	intergenerational transmission of divorce "good enough marriage" hypothesis
Date of Defense	2007-08-03
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Research has firmly established that children of divorce tend to divorce at a higher rate than the general population. The mechanism driving the intergenerational transmission of divorce, however, has not been firmly established. The two most promising theories to be advanced by previous research are the “good enough marriage” hypothesis and the modeling of relationship skills hypothesis. The present study employs structural equations modeling to examine the viability of these hypotheses and represents the first direct examination of the attitudinal portions of the “good enough marriage” hypothesis. In a sample of 225 young adults, evidence for an association was observed between perceptions of the parental marriage prior to divorce and both interpersonal tactics and prodivorce attitudes; however, the present study failed to document a reliable association between perceptions of the parental marriage prior to divorce and attitudes about commitment as predicted by the “good enough marriage” hypothesis.
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