Abstract
Sixty-one children, aged six to twelve, were observed while playing with their mothers, all of whom had separated from their husbands within 12 months. Dyads played for 30 minutes while their interactions were videotaped; tapes were then coded into various mother behavior, child behavior, and interchange categories. Analyses of variance comparing dyads with children of different ages (six to eight vs. nine to twelve), gender, and length of parental separation (one to five months vs. six to twelve months) were performed. The involvement and positiveness of mother-child dyads were lower for the younger children observed at the first half than those observed at the last half of the post-separation year. The opposite was true for the older children, especially the older boys. Gender and age are discussed as critical factors in affecting post-divorce relationships.
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