Court-ordered mediation: perceptions and outcomes

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dc.contributor.authorMcCrary, Betty R.en
dc.contributor.committeechairSporakowski, Michael J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKeller, James F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberProtinsky, Howard O.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCross, Lawrence H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGetz, Hildy G.en
dc.contributor.departmentFamily and Child Developmenten
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:20:53Zen
dc.date.adate2005-10-12en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:20:53Zen
dc.date.issued1991en
dc.date.rdate2005-10-12en
dc.date.sdate2005-10-12en
dc.description.abstractData from 135 parents were used to explore and compare perceptions of process and outcome for court-ordered and voluntary participants in child custody/visitation mediation. Information from the Clients Assessment of Mediation Services (CAMS) is used to analyze six process and four outcome variables for male/female and agreement/no agreement groups. Data were reported on mediated agreements and reasons for termination of mediation prior to reaching agreement. The results of this study indicated voluntary mediation participants, more than court-ordered participants, were 1) emotionally satisfied with the agreement, 2) believed mediators were warm, sensitive, and Sympathetic, and 3) mediation improved their relationship with their (ex) spouse. Voluntary and court-ordered participants were similar on process variables of empowerment, adequacy of information, and mediator impartiality, and outcome variables of satisfaction with custody and adequacy of information about child issues. There were significant differences between court-ordered agreement/no agreement groups on the process variables of sensitive/effective mediator, empowerment, adequacy of information and focus on issues, and outcome variables of satisfaction with agreement, emotional satisfaction, satisfaction with custody and adequacy of information on child issues.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentv, 129 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-10122005-134438en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10122005-134438/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/39779en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1991.M435.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 25418055en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1991.M435en
dc.subject.lcshCustody of childrenen
dc.subject.lcshDivorce mediationen
dc.titleCourt-ordered mediation: perceptions and outcomesen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineFamily and Child Developmenten
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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