The Well-Being of Recently Divorced Puerto Rican Women.

Autor/inn/en	Alegria, Margarita; und weitere
Titel	The Well-Being of Recently Divorced Puerto Rican Women.
Quelle	(1987), (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Divorce; Economic Status; Educational Attainment; Employment Level; Females; Individual Characteristics; Industrialization; Job Satisfaction; Mothers; Parent Role; Psychological Patterns; Puerto Ricans; Self Concept; Sex Role; Stress Variables; Well Being; Puerto Rico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ehescheidung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Beschäftigungsgrad; Weibliches Geschlecht; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Industrialisation; Industrialisierung; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Mother; Mutter; Parental role; Elternrolle; Puerto Rican; Puerto-Ricaner; Selbstkonzept; Geschlechterrolle; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden
Abstract	Puerto Rico, although Hispanic, Roman Catholic, and conservative about women's role, has one of the highest divorce rates in the world. Puerto Rico's divorce rate has increased substantially since the process of industrialization began. This study analyzed 300 Puerto Rican women divorced between July 1980 and May 1981. Findings indicate that they are young, have completed more years of education than their ex-husbands, and have surpassed the mean educational attainment for the general population. Of the women, 65.5 percent lived in urban areas, 73 percent were heads of households, and 80 percent had from one to three children. The fact that 51% of these women are participating in the labor force and that they occupy higher positions in the work structure than their ex-husbands contradicts the findings of earlier studies. A higher educational and employment status appears to be associated with better psychological well-being. High levels of home stress, job stress, and role overload seem to be associated with lower levels of psychological well-being in the women. By contrast, the greater the income satisfaction reported by the divorced woman, the more enhanced her psychological well-being. Despite the stresses and changes that divorce entails, 75 percent of the women said that they would repeat the experience if the circumstances were repeated. Data are presented on six tables and figures. An 11-item list of references is included. (BJV)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC