Divorced subjects (47 women and 19 men) completed ratings of divorce adjustment, a self-esteem subscale, and perceived family of origin's emotional health. A nonsignificant Pearson's correlation between divorce adjustment and family of origin's health was obtained plus a small significant r of .25 between self-esteem and family of origin's health for the women.
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