ABSTRACT
Two hundred seventy-three single college students from intact, single-divorce, and multiple-divorce homes answered questions concerning their optimism and perceptions of control regarding a future marriage. Students from intact homes had more favorable expectations about the quality of their future marriage than students from single- and multiple-divorce homes. However, all three groups were (1) equally optimistic about their likelihood of getting married and (2) more optimistic about the success of their own future marriage than about the marital success of similar and dissimilar comparison others. Interestingly, students from multiple-divorce homes reported significantly higher amounts of relationship control than students from other back72grounds. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-342-9678. E-mail address: <getinfo@haworthpressinc.com> Website: < https://www.HaworthPress.com > © 2001 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.]
