“…Adolescents and young adults in particular construct their bedrooms to highlight spatial arrangements and possessions that reflect their developing self-concept, tastes, opinions, and beliefs. If roles are manifest in objects and physical spaces (Belk, 1988;Bengry-Howell and Griffin, 2007;Jantzen, Ostergaard, and Vieira, 2006;Kroger and Adair, 2008;Noble, 2004;Traver, 2007), there needs to be further analysis of personal space and objects as a method of evaluating this social group"s experiences. The use of objects and spaces may seem like a superficial by-product of the role negotiation involved in divorce experiences, but, in fact, objects and spaces can represent visible role enactment and often can serve as salient locations that hold meaning for people who are reflecting on life transitions, and for people who are in a developmental stage where roles are being more clearly defined.…”