The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of emerging adults who have experienced parental divorce and those who have not with regard to parent-child relationships and romantic relationships. Of the sixty three participants, 45 were women and 18 were men. Twenty two of the students were from divorced homes and forty one of the students were from intact homes. Participants completed three measures including the Personal Information Questionnaire, the Parent-Child Relations Scale, and the Fear of Intimacy Scale. The young adults who had experienced their parents' divorce reported having more negative relationships with their parents as compared to young adults who had not experienced their parents' divorce. There were no significant differences between students who had experienced divorce and those who had not on the Fear of Intimacy Scale. In addition, there were no differences between men and women participants and between those experiencing divorce before the age of six and those experiencing divorce after the age of six on dependent measures. Implications of these findings are discussed for future research and practice. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Family and Child Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. / Spring Semester, 2008. / April 9, 2008. / Parent-Child Relationships, Divorce, Young Adults, Romantic Relationships, Intimacy / Includes bibliographical references. / Ronald L. Mullis, Professor Directing Dissertation; Lenore McWey, Committee Member; Doris A. Abood, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_181200 |
| Contributors | Brooks, Jennifer Lee (authoraut), Mullis, Ronald L. (professor directing dissertation), McWey, Lenore (committee member), Abood, Doris A. (committee member), Department of Family and Child Sciences (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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