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    Repartnering After Divorce, the Latest Research

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    This 5 page research paper reports on a study by Anderson and Greene (2011) on finding a new partner after divorce. The research is summarized and implications are discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

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    romance and adult companionship with the competing needs of their children for their parents time and focused attention. As many of the clients who come into the clinic for therapy  are parents faced with this challenge, the following review of a study conducted by Anderson and Greene (2011), who are with the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences and  Population Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin, should be of interest to them and the practitioners who aid them. The purpose of this article is to indicate  the findings of this study and the suggestions that this research offers on handling this challenge. The studys findings were published in a recent edition of the Journal of  Comparative Family Studies, which is a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal, which is published by the American Psychological Association. Its methodology and data analysis demonstrates rigorous research practices. Therefore, as this indicates,  the findings of this research can be trusted to be credible. Past research, such as the study conducted by Skew, Evans and Gray (2009), which reported on repartnering  in the United Kingdom and Australia, indicates that the age and residence of children can have a significant effect on the ability of individuals to successfully repartner. While research indicates  that finding a new partner after experiencing divorce has a positive effect on an adults sense of adjustment and life satisfaction, it also indicates that this effect may be temporary.  Additionally, research does not support repartnering as conveying significant benefits to children (Anderson and Greene, 2011). Research also indicates that the presence of children in an adults life means that  these parents must decide how much consideration they should give to child-related issues when selecting a new partners. The study particularly focused on this issue, as a principal goal 

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