Transition to a remarriage family: an examination of issues and tasks necessary for successful integration

This study was an investigation of the perceptions of 65 remarried couples of the issues and tasks set forth in current literature on remarriage that are said to be experienced in common by the remarried family as it integrates into an on-going, stable, supportive unit. Analysis of the survey instrument results indicated that all of the items were perceived as having been experienced in the past by at least 17% of the sample, with often considerable spread between the number experiencing an item and the number experiencing disturbance because of the item. There was strong evidence that the partners perceived a lessening over time in the degree of disturbance experienced in their remarriage and that certain aspects of remarriage family integration processes were more or less troublesome according to the role the individual partner played in the remarriage. Implications for family education and counseling are offered.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S.

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Family and Child Development

Department dc:contributor.department

Family and Child Development

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Year dc:date.issued

1983

Author dc:creator

• Pirie, Cecile James

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10919/101218

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/101218