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A DECADE OF DIVORCE MEDIATION RESEARCH
Author(s) -
Kelly Joan B.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
family court review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1744-1617
pISSN - 1531-2445
DOI - 10.1111/j.174-1617.1996.tb00427.x
Subject(s) - mediation , psychology , limiting , settlement (finance) , compliance (psychology) , social psychology , process (computing) , field (mathematics) , political science , law , business , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , mathematics , finance , pure mathematics , payment , operating system
A decade of divorce mediation research has focused on outcomes such as settlement rates, cost efficiency, client satisfaction, effect on levels of conflict and cooperation, psychological adjustment, and compliance. Despite methodological problems limiting generalizations, most studies report mildly favorable to very positive findings. Research on the mediation process and mediator behaviors has received very limited attention, and should be the focus of the next decade of research to elevate the mediation field to a more sophisticated, effective level of practice.