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The [[Heritage Foundation]]'s article [https://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/report/the-real-root-causes-violent-crime-the-breakdown-marriage-family-and The Real Root Causes of Violent Crime: The Breakdown of Marriage, Family, and Community] points out that the divorce is a causal factor for violent crime.
The [[Heritage Foundation]]'s article [https://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/report/the-real-root-causes-violent-crime-the-breakdown-marriage-family-and The Real Root Causes of Violent Crime: The Breakdown of Marriage, Family, and Community] points out that the divorce is a causal factor for violent crime.
== Lowering the divorce rate ==
== Causes of divorce and lowering the divorce rate ==
The abstract for the journal article ''Personality Disorder Symptoms Are Differentially Related to [[Divorce]] Frequency'' states:
:"Divorce is associated with a multitude of outcomes related to health and well-being. Data from a representative community sample (N = 1,241) of St. Louis residents (ages 55–64) were used to examine associations between personality pathology and divorce in late midlife. Symptoms of the 10 DSM–IV personality disorders were assessed with the Structured Interview for DSM–IV Personality and the Multisource Assessment of Personality Pathology (both self and informant versions). Multiple regression analyses showed [[Paranoid personality disorder|Paranoia]] and [[Histrionic personality disorder]] symptoms to be consistently and positively associated with number of divorces across all three sources of personality assessment. Conversely, Avoidant personality disorder symptoms were negatively associated with number of divorces. The present paper provides new information about the relationship between divorce and personality pathology at a developmental stage that is understudied in both domains."<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3569846/ Personality Disorder Symptoms Are Differentially Related to Divorce Frequency] by Krystle L., Disney, Yana Weinstein, and Thomas F. Oltmanns, ''Journal of Family Psychology''. 2012 Dec; 26(6): 959–965.doi: 10.1037/a0030446</ref>
Alarmed at high rates of divorce within the Christian community, the Family Research Council tried to reverse that trend. They found that 85 percent of Christian couples either had no premarital counseling or only met once with their pastor. Considering this to be unacceptable, they put together programs that require a minimum of 4 months premarital preparation including the taking of a premarital inventory and meeting with mentor couples. This caused divorce rates to drop by 30% to 50% for those couples who adhered to the program.<ref>''Southern California Christian Times'', Feb 2000, Pg 14</ref>
Alarmed at high rates of divorce within the Christian community, the Family Research Council tried to reverse that trend. They found that 85 percent of Christian couples either had no premarital counseling or only met once with their pastor. Considering this to be unacceptable, they put together programs that require a minimum of 4 months premarital preparation including the taking of a premarital inventory and meeting with mentor couples. This caused divorce rates to drop by 30% to 50% for those couples who adhered to the program.<ref>''Southern California Christian Times'', Feb 2000, Pg 14</ref>