The Effects of Lack of Joint Goal Planning on Divorce over 10 Years

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 11; no. 9; p. e0163543
• Main Authors: Gere, Judith, Almeida, David M, Martire, Lynn M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 26.09.2016; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Aging; Analysis; Biology and Life Sciences; Children; Decision making; Demographics; Divorce; Emotions; Medicine and Health Sciences; Neurosis; Objectives; People and Places; Physical Sciences; Planning; Quality; Regression analysis; Research and Analysis Methods; Social Sciences; Studies; Surveys; United States > US; Pennsylvania

Given the negative consequences of divorce on health and well-being, it is important to try to identify its predictors. In the current study we used data from the National Survey of Midlife Development (N = 2801) to examine the longitudinal effects of lack of joint goal planning with a romantic rela...