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Post-Divorce Journaling May Hinder Healing for Some, UA Study Finds

By Guest PostNovember 28, 2012General, Healthdavid sbarra, divorce, divorced individuals, emotional recovery, failed marriage, feelings, healing, health care, high ruminators, journals, low ruminators, psychology, separation, traditional expressive writing, university of arizona

For those searching for deeper meaning in a failed marriage, writing about their feelings soon after divorce may lead to greater emotional distress, according to new research.

Following a divorce or separation, many people are encouraged by loved ones or health-care professionals to keep journals about their feelings. But for some, writing in-depth about those feelings immediately after a split may do more harm than good, according to new research conducted at the University of Arizona.

In a study of 90 recently divorced or separated individuals, UA associate professor of psychology David Sbarra and colleagues found that writing about one’s feelings can actually leave some people feeling more emotionally distraught months down the line, particularly those individuals who are prone to seeking a deeper meaning for their failed marriage. (more…)

Divorce Hurts Health More At Earlier Ages

By Guest PostJanuary 30, 2012Culture, Generalamerican, divorce, family support, hui liu, marital satisfaction, marriage, michigan state university, negative health impact, problems in relation, sociology, stress of divorce, unhappily married

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Divorce at a younger age hurts people’s health more than divorce later in life, according to a new study by a Michigan State University sociologist.

Hui Liu said the findings, which appear in the research journal Social Science & Medicine, suggest older people have more coping skills to deal with the stress of divorce. (more…)

Parental Divorce Linked to Suicidal Thoughts

By Guest PostJanuary 20, 2011General, Healthadults, angela dalton, childhood stressors, children, divorce, esme fuller thomson, intact families, link between divorce and suicidal ideation, panic, parental addiction, parental divorce, parental unemployment, physical abuse, public health, suicidal ideation, suicide

Adult children of divorce are more likely to have seriously considered suicide than their peers from intact families, suggests new research from the University of Toronto.

In a paper published online this week in the journal Psychiatry Research, investigators examined gender specific differences among a sample of 6,647 adults, of whom 695 had experienced parental divorce before the age of 18. The study found that men from divorced families had more than three times the odds of suicidal ideation in comparison with men whose parents had not divorced. Adult daughters of divorce had 83 per cent higher odds of suicidal ideation than their female peers who had not experienced parental divorce. (more…)

Predicting Divorce: U-M Study Shows How Fight Styles Affect Marriage

By Guest PostSeptember 28, 20101 commentCultureblack american, black couples, conflict patterns, couples, divorce, journal of marriage, kira birditt, marriage, predict, university of michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—It’s common knowledge that newlyweds who yell or call each other names have a higher chance of getting divorced. But a new University of Michigan study shows that other conflict patterns also predict divorce.

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Post-Divorce Journaling May Hinder Healing for Some, UA Study Finds

Divorce Hurts Health More At Earlier Ages

Parental Divorce Linked to Suicidal Thoughts

Predicting Divorce: U-M Study Shows How Fight Styles Affect Marriage