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https://doi.org/10.5673/sip.50.2.7
Life Values and Divorce – Inter-generation and Family Perspective
Ina Reić Ercegovac
orcid.org/0000-0003-4228-6054
; Filozofski fakultet, Odsjek za pedagogiju, Sveučilište u Splitu, Hrvatska
Morana Koludrović
orcid.org/0000-0003-4099-8330
; Filozofski fakultet, Odsjek za pedagogiju, Sveučilište u Splitu, Hrvatska
Sažetak
The perception of family and marriage is changing in the Croatian society in the sense that
the patriarchal model is being abandoned (Nikodem, 2010.). This is partly evident in the
ever growing divorce rate. However, the research shows that family is still the greatest of life
values both in Europe and in Croatia. It is still the most important factor in the formation of
the value system of an individual. In the family value transfer model (Goodnow, 1992.), it is
reasonably expected that priorities and attitudes regarding life values are very similar within
one family. Still, this hypothesis has not been confirmed by some research (Josefowich et al.,
1994.). Hence in our research we wished to examine whether there are generation related
differences towards divorce on the one hand and family congruity on the other. Another goal
of this research was to establish whether life values determine individual attitudes towards
divorce.
306 respondents took part in the research (153 pairs of mothers and their late adolescent and
post-adolescent daughters). A shorter version of Life Values Inventory was used (Crace and
Brown, 1996.) as well as Attitudes Toward Divorce Scale (Kinnard and Gerard, 1986.).
The results show that daughters hold a much more positive attitude towards divorce than
their mothers. They also value intimacy more than their mothers. Within the family there is
a high level of agreement on value priorities and attitudes towards divorce. In both groups
of respondents spirituality as a life value plays an important role in their attitude towards
divorce, while other values are largely irrelevant.
Ključne riječi
life values; attitude towards divorce; generation differences; family connection
Hrčak ID:
89174
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Datum izdavanja:
28.9.2012.
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