Predictors of Continued Conflict After Divorce or Separation: Evidence From a High-Conflict Group Treatment Program

Malcore, Sylvia A.; Windell, James; Seyuin, Mary; Hill, Elizabeth

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“…There is a limited amount of research that looks at personality factors of divorcing individuals and the resulting degree of conflict (Malcore et al 2010;Donner 2006;Ehrenberg et al 1996); but there appears to be some evidence that individuals with a more defensive personality style are more likely to engage in a high-conflict divorce (Siegel 1996;Siegel and Langford 1998). For example, Donner (2006) suggests that narcissistic qualities lead to difficulties during child-custody conflicts between divorced parents, as such parents are more concerned with their own well-being than that of their children.…”

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The Tango of Loving Hate: Couple Dynamics in High-Conflict Divorce

Levite¹,

Cohen

2011

Clin Soc Work J

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This article explores the dynamics of couples embroiled in high-conflict divorce through the theoretical prism of British object relations theory. Such couples are often characterized by primitive object relations, and use splitting and projection as a way of ''being in the world.'' The fear of the ex-spouse's retaliation is accompanied by fear of their own destructiveness and a desire to make reparation; however, attempts at reparation at this level of relational functioning rarely achieve reconciliation. In fact, such dynamics create a cycle of terror, retaliation, and failed reparation attempts that in turn leads to further terror, splitting and projection, with the resulting outcome often a high-conflict divorce.

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The Tango of Loving Hate: Couple Dynamics in High-Conflict Divorce

Levite¹,

Cohen

2011

Clin Soc Work J

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“…They involve structured interventions or programs aimed at foreseeing the effects or minimizing the risk that divorce frequently entails (PedroCarroll 2010). Such programs have the focus on either children (Nousse Graham et al 2012;Pedro-Carroll 2010) or parents (Malcore et al 2010;Wolchick et al 2007). Parent-centered programs remain far more commonplace (Pollet 2009), their purpose being tackling themes related to communication between parents, anger management, quality of parent-child relationship and discipline.…”

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“…The way in which interparental conflict is expressed and handled by parents-not so much the conflict in itself-is the key variable attached to the impact of divorce on children (Davies et al 2012;Malcore et al 2010). The levels of anger and aggression expressed during arguments, the frequency of conflict, its content and the way it is resolved are variables that affect the level of stress, and the degree of blame and threat perceived by children.…”

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Protecting Children After a Divorce: Efficacy of Egokitzen—An Intervention Program for Parents on Children’s Adjustment

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The objective of this study is to present the psychoeducational program Egokitzen, a post-divorce intervention for parents and preliminary data on its efficacy, by means of a quasi-experimental design with a wait-list comparison group. This program-Egokitzen-has been recently published following years of development, pilot tests and adaptation, and comprises 11 weekly intervention sessions that focus on three major blocks of content: (a) divorce in itself, (b) interparental conflict; and (c) parenting styles and discipline. Thirty-four parents, with a total number of 51 children-aged 2-23 years-took part in the study. Participants completed measures of interparental conflict, family communication, perception of family relationships, parental symptomatology and children's aggressive and anxiety/depression symptoms before, after the intervention and 6 months on completion of the program. Significant differences were found in terms of the perceived conflict and children's mental health symptoms, especially in the 6-moth follow-up period. More structural variables, such as communication, family satisfaction or parent-child relationships, seem to require more time for noticeable change and stability. We can conclude that, even though the results are exploratory, the Egokitzen program is a very promising initiative for helping prevent and fostering the healthy psychological development of children who are going through the parental divorce process.

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“…The importance of an 'insider's perspective' (Malcore, Windell, Seyuin, & Hill, 2010) is thought to be significant in an IPA approach. Larkin, Watts and Clifton (2006) argued that Conrad's (1987) term, the 'insider's perspective', has frequently been misrepresented and oversimplified by others.…”

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“…The importance of an 'insider's perspective' (Malcore, Windell, Seyuin, & Hill, 2010) is thought to be significant in an IPA approach. Larkin, Watts and Clifton (2006) Potentially, this allows the researcher to "… properly explore, understand and communicate the experience and viewpoints offered by its participants" (Larkin, et al, 2006, p. 103).…”

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Two homes that used to be one: What has grief got to do with it?

Wigginton¹

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Despite five decades of extensive international research into children's adjustment following parental separation, little has been empirically established about the way in which children navigate this process. Furthermore, the use of children's direct reports about their experience is significantly underrepresented in the literature. Situated within a Social Constructionist framework, this thesis seeks to explore children's direct reports about their experiences during the first two years of separation. The aims of this thesis are twofold: firstly, to gain an understanding of children's experiences of adjustment following a separation based on their own reports; and secondly, to explore the extent to which a grief perspective, the Dual Process Model (DPM), assists in the understanding of these experiences.A qualitative design, utilizing an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) approach was adopted to ensure rich data would be gathered in exploring children's accounts of their own experiences. In-depth semi-structured interviews were utilized in keeping with IPA which were complemented with a range of developmentally appropriate creative mediums, such as drawing, storytelling and symbolic use of figurines. The intent was to facilitate children's expression of their experiences in offering several modalities to complement the interview process. All interviews were video recorded to capture the detail of interviews, such as silence and pauses, which were relevant to understanding the transcripts.Recruitment was initially conducted through a community based organization which was later supplemented by other recruitment sources. The final sample comprised four families, all within the first two years of separation. Seven children, aged between seven and 13 years, took part in interviews. Six parents from these four families also elected to take part in parent interviews.These parent interviews allowed another perspective/s to be gained regarding a child's unique family context and adjustment. Interviews were conducted at two points through the study, approximately six months apart. In keeping with IPA, allowing participants to talk of how their experiences changed over time was significant.Thematic analysis was first applied to the children's data, using the transcripts from both interviews. The themes were then explored against the DPM to understand the extent to which this model assisted in making sense of children's experiences.Thematic analysis resulted in the following themes being identified. Firstly, in keeping with IPA, children were asked to talk of their understanding of the separation. The Meaning of Separation thematically groups both their literal explanations of the word 'separation' and also the more complex and deeper levels of meaning they attributed to the term. Secondly, children talked about a sense of feeling Alone during the initial period of hearing about the separation, despite being around family and friends who might have been trying to interact with them. This sense of iii ...

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Predictors of Continued Conflict After Divorce or Separation: Evidence From a High-Conflict Group Treatment Program

Cited by 21 publications

References 17 publications

The Tango of Loving Hate: Couple Dynamics in High-Conflict Divorce

The Tango of Loving Hate: Couple Dynamics in High-Conflict Divorce

Protecting Children After a Divorce: Efficacy of Egokitzen—An Intervention Program for Parents on Children’s Adjustment

Two homes that used to be one: What has grief got to do with it?

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