U. Schmidtdenter et al., PATTERNS OF MARITAL RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILY ADJUSTMENT AFTER SEPARATION, PSYCHOLOGIE IN ERZIEHUNG UND UNTERRICHT, 44(4), 1997, pp. 289-306
In a longitudinal study we investigated variations and patterns of mar
ital relationships and analysed correlations with measures of adjustme
nt in 60 families of divorce at three waves (10, 25, and 40 months aft
er separation). The separated couples showed significant deviations fr
om the FDTS standardization sample (subtest ''marital relationship'').
Mothers and fathers differed in their subjective perspectives. In a f
urther step three types of interparental relationships were found that
differentiated significantly on the FDTS-scales. The three subgroups
did not correlate with personal or sociographic characteristics in the
families, but were significantly related to psyche-physical stress of
both parents, to the quality of the parent-child-relationship, and to
behavioral problems of the children in the affected families.