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The relationship between perceived interparental conflict and Malaysian young adults' attitudes toward divorce
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posted on 2013-01-01, 00:00 authored by L Y Kwan, David MellorDavid Mellor, L Rizzuto, Christina Kolar, N MamatIn the context of an upward trend in divorce rates in Malaysia, this article explores the relationship between Malaysian young adults' perceptions of interparental conflict and their own attitudes toward divorce. Two questionnaires were administered to 160 young adults between 18 and 30 years old: the Attitude Towards Divorce Scale and the Perceptions of Interparental Conflict−Intensity/Frequency Scale. A positive relationship was found between perceived intensity and frequency of interparent conflict and attitudes toward divorce in males and females, respectively; however, the associations were weak. Future investigations of divorce need to take into consideration both the cultural factors that are influential within a society and how they shape gender norms within that population to gain a greater understanding of this relationship. Such investigations will increase the understanding of non-Western culture's unique interaction between attitudes and divorce, thus potentially aiding future efforts to strengthen marriages and families.
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Journal of divorce & remarriageVolume
54Issue
7Pagination
596 - 607Publisher
RoutledgeLocation
Abingdon, Eng.Publisher DOI
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1050-2556eISSN
1540-4811Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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