Display options
Cite
Gere J, Almeida DM, Martire LM. The Effects of Lack of Joint Goal Planning on Divorce over 10 Years. PLoS One. 2016;11(9):e0163543doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163543.
Gere, J., Almeida, D. M., & Martire, L. M. (2016). The Effects of Lack of Joint Goal Planning on Divorce over 10 Years. PloS one, 11(9), e0163543. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163543
Gere, Judith, et al. "The Effects of Lack of Joint Goal Planning on Divorce over 10 Years." PloS one vol. 11,9 (2016): e0163543. doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163543
Gere J, Almeida DM, Martire LM. The Effects of Lack of Joint Goal Planning on Divorce over 10 Years. PLoS One. 2016 Sep 26;11(9):e0163543. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163543. eCollection 2016. PMID: 27668863; PMCID: PMC5036814.
Copy Download .nbib Format: NLM
Share it on

PLoS One. 2016 Sep 26;11(9):e0163543. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163543. eCollection 2016.

The Effects of Lack of Joint Goal Planning on Divorce over 10 Years.

PloS one

Judith Gere, David M Almeida, Lynn M Martire

Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, United States of America.
  2. Center for Healthy Aging, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

PMID: 27668863 PMCID: PMC5036814 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163543

Abstract

Given the negative consequences of divorce on health and well-being, it is important to try to identify its predictors. In the current study we used data from the National Survey of Midlife Development (N = 2801) to examine the longitudinal effects of lack of joint goal planning with a romantic relationship partner on divorce over a 10-year period. Multilevel regression analyses showed that lack of joint planning with the relationship partner was associated with a 19% increase in the odds of divorce, even when controlling for various demographic (i.e., age, gender, relationship length, number of children in the household), individual (i.e., neuroticism, positive affect, negative affect, physical symptoms, planning), and relationship (i.e., marital empathy, partner strain, partner disagreement, marital satisfaction, commitment). These results demonstrate the importance of considering one's partner when making decisions and plans for the future, given that it has clear implications for relationship dissolution.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

References

  1. Am J Community Psychol. 1990 Jun;18(3):423-38 - PubMed
  2. Psychol Sci. 2005 Dec;16(12):945-50 - PubMed
  3. Psychol Rev. 2015 Oct;122(4):648-73 - PubMed
  4. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2010 Apr;98(4):587-604 - PubMed
  5. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1997 May;72(5):1075-92 - PubMed
  6. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1998 Nov;75(5):1333-49 - PubMed
  7. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2008 Jul;95(1):94-110 - PubMed
  8. Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2008 Dec;34(12):1703-18 - PubMed
  9. Psychol Aging. 2001 Jun;16(2):206-16 - PubMed
  10. Psychol Bull. 2004 Jul;130(4):574-600 - PubMed
  11. Perspect Psychol Sci. 2011 Sep;6(5):454-74 - PubMed
  12. Annu Rev Psychol. 2003;54:351-75 - PubMed
  13. Pers Soc Psychol Rev. 2008 May;12(2):141-67 - PubMed
  14. Psychol Bull. 2014 Jan;140(1):140-87 - PubMed
  15. Vital Health Stat 23. 2002 Jul;(22):1-93 - PubMed
  16. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2006 Sep;91(3):456-75 - PubMed
  17. Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2010 Nov;36(11):1496-513 - PubMed
  18. Fam Process. 2002 Summer;41(2):159-97 - PubMed
  19. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1997 Jun;72(6):1373-95 - PubMed
  20. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2010 Dec;99(6):948-63 - PubMed

Publication Types

Grant support