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Suen Kin-fai. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-93). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.1-7 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- Literature Review --- p.8-28 / Chapter 2.1) --- Idea of Efficient Divorce --- p.8-11 / Chapter 2.2) --- Gain from Marriage --- p.11-21 / Chapter 2.3) --- Cost of Divorce --- p.21-24 / Chapter 2.4) --- Value of Alternatives --- p.24-25 / Chapter 2.5) --- Brief Summery on Literature View --- p.25-28 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- Cross-sectional Analysis of the Determinants of Divorce --- p.29-69 / Chapter 3.1) --- Sample Introduction and Estimation Method --- p.29-34 / Chapter 3.2) --- Variables Employed in the Cross-sectional Analysis of Divorce --- p.34-39 / Chapter 3.3) --- Male Estimation Results --- p.40-45 / Chapter 3.4) --- Female Estimation Results --- p.46-49 / Chapter 3.5) --- Comparison of Male Estimation Results with those of Female --- p.50-51 / Chapter 3.6) --- Study on the Interrelationship between the Quantity of Children and the Probability of Divorce --- p.52-69 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- Time-series Analysis of the Trend of Divorce --- p.70-82 / Chapter 4.1) --- Introduction --- p.70 / Chapter 4.2) --- Factors Affecting the Trend of Divorce --- p.71-73 / Chapter 4.3) --- Model Specification --- p.73-74 / Chapter 4.4) --- Data and Estimation Method --- p.74-75 / Chapter 4.5) --- Estimation Process and Results --- p.75-82 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- Conclusion --- p.83-84 / Appendix --- p.1 85 / Appendix --- p.2 86 / Appendix --- p.3 87 / Appendix --- p.4 88 / References --- p.89-93

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Data from the National Survey of Households and Families were used to study the factors previous research identified as affecting post-divorce child adjustment. Responses from 358 divorced parents with custody of children under age 12 were analyzed. Special attention was paid to the effect of family financial status. The strongest predictor of problem behavior for both preschool children and school-aged boys was the amount of parent/child activity time. Older boys were also particularly sensitive to interparental conflict. Elementary-aged girls, however, were most affected by the presence of parental depression, which was found to be significantly associated with a decline in post-divorce family financial status. Only girls' problems showed a direct relationship with family income.