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In this article the authors seek a partial answer to the intriguing question of the nature of the factors which help some persons achieve healthy resolution of the divorce crisis with personal gains and successful post-divorce adjustment. A group of 24 divorced people (all members of different Israeli kibbutzim) who fulfilled the criteria used by the authors to identify good adjustment to crisis and personal growth after divorce reported on the beneficial influences which, in their opinion, contributed to the gainful outcome.
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Kaffman, M., Talmon, M. The crisis of divorce: An opportunity for constructive change. International Journal of Family Therapy 4, 220–233 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00924133
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00924133