A large number of structural and attitudinal variables have been regularly found to be associated with marital dissolution. Fourteen such variables were located and related to the causes of breakdown as perceived by 335 divorced and separated men and women. Five perceived causes were associated with perceptions of the marriage as beginning to break down at particular time periods, but not with duration of marriage. Sex of respondent, SES, respondent's and spouse's religion, age at marriage, marital status (divorced or separated), parity of marriage, parental approval, stability of parents' and in-laws' marriages, length of premarital acquaintance, marriage duration and number of children, and standard of living since separation all were associated with one or more of the reasons given by respondents for the marriage breakdown. An exploratory factor analysis gave a 7-factor solution supporting the notion that different types of marriage breakdown can be described.
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