mic stressors, which derive from the division of money and property;
(3) emotional stressors, which result from the problem of the deteriorating marital relationship;
(4) community (social) stressors resulting from changes of friends and alterations in community involvement;
(5) co-parental stressors, which include problems of custody, single parent homes, and visitation; and
(6) psychic stressors deriving from the problem of regaining individual autonomy.
Based on these findings Krick (1989) concluded that divorce is stressful for males and that for fathers, the future relationship with their children is a significant aspect of this stress. Krick stated that, when compared to females, the existing knowledge based indicated that divorced males experience a higher degree of stress due to the smaller number of support systems available to them and have needs related to household management, coping with loneliness from the loss of spouse and children, and re-education in social skills.
In a conceptual paper attempting to explain the di
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