Economic Self-Sufficiency Among Divorced Women: Impact of Depression,Abuse, and Efficacy |
| |
| Authors: | Corinne Warrener Julie M. Koivunen Judy L. Postmus |
| |
| Affiliation: | 1. Center on Violence Against Women and Children, School of Social Work – Institute for Families, Rutgers , The State University of New Jersey , New Brunswick , New Jersey , USA cwarrener@ssw.rutgers.edu;3. Center on Violence Against Women and Children, School of Social Work – Institute for Families, Rutgers , The State University of New Jersey , New Brunswick , New Jersey , USA |
| |
| Abstract: | Understanding how to promote economic self-sufficiency, or the ability to sustain oneself financially, has important implications for programs that help support divorced and separated women and for government agencies hoping to reduce reliance on government aid. The following analysis focuses specifically on divorced and separated women utilizing services from agencies geared toward helping people with financial, career, and other forms of assistance. This study identifies factors that promote or hinder economic self-sufficiency among divorced women. Regression analysis indicates that age, economic self-efficacy, abuse, and difficulty living on income are important indicators of economic self-sufficiency. |
| |
| Keywords: | economic self-sufficiency divorce depression domestic violence self-efficacy |
|
|
