FMLY 1010 Lecture 76: Lecture 76

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Family Social Sciences
• Course: FMLY 1010
• Professor: Christine A.Schippers

Document Summary

After divorce, 6x more likely to exhibit depression symptoms within 2 years then men who remain married. Women who divorce are 3. 5x more likely to experience depression in first 2 years compared to non-divorced women. Psychological effects are worsened by economic effects, especially for women: women often retain custody of children, divorced men tend to slightly improve their economic position (opposite for women) Slightly a(cid:271)ove the ave(cid:396)age (cid:373)ale"s i(cid:374)(cid:272)o(cid:373)es: negative e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272) effe(cid:272)ts do(cid:374)"t disappea(cid:396) (cid:395)ui(cid:272)kly (cid:894)so(cid:373)eti(cid:373)es (cid:374)ot at all(cid:895) Especially likely to have long-term negative effects for working class women or those with low levels of education (especially if do not remarry) Women who had above average incomes a(cid:396)e likely to (cid:396)e(cid:272)ove(cid:396) eve(cid:374) if they do(cid:374)"t (cid:396)e(cid:373)a(cid:396)(cid:396)y. Divorced women with children are less likely to remarry than those who do not have children. Remarriage expands the number of years of child-rearing for divorced women. May also be significantly increased for divorced men.