Divorce Grief and Personal Adjustment in Divorced Persons Who Remarry or Remain Single

Abstract

Remarriage has been associated with divorce adjustment, though indications are that other factors such as gender, time since divorce and the presence of children may serve a role in mitigating this effect. This study hypothesized that there would be no significant differences on measures of grief or adjustment between those who have remarried and those who have remained single. The 114 subjects between the ages of 25-35 included males without live-in children, females with children, and females without children. They had been divorced either 6-18 months or 19-36 months. The Fisher Divorce Adjustment Scale and the Personal Orientation Inventory were used as dependent measures. Results indicated no significant differences among any of the 12 groups. Current trends in divorce and remarriage within the groups studied are discussed in light of these results.