Abstract
Studies examining the effects of marital dissolution on children's welfare have repeatedly found that children of separated parents perform worse on several well-being parameters than those from intact households. Depression is highly represented in the health care system among children and older offspring of divorced parents. This study utilizes the double ABCX model to examine the relationship between divorce and depression. The goal of the study was to see if divorce is a sound predictor of depression. Divorce was shown to only explain a modest portion of the variation in depression (r^2= .04). This level of variation suggests that other than divorce, various additional variables have a role in depression. The study closes with the indication that if additional moderating variables such as the child's maturity and availability of household resources before and after dissolution were encompassed in the analysis, divorce would become a stronger risk factor for depression. Family disharmony may be linked to a higher incidence of severe depressive illness in children of divorced parents.
Highlights
Studies examining the effects of marital dissolution on children's welfare have repeatedly found that children of separated parents perform worse on several well-being parameters than those from intact households
Knowing that depression can manifest from divorce, what procedures should be taken to minimize the risk for those children developing any emotional and behavioral challenges, in general, and depression, ? Those were the preliminary questions inquired by the investigator
The present study will examine the relationship between parents' divorce and depression experienced by children following family dissolution
Summary
Studies examining the effects of marital dissolution on children's welfare have repeatedly found that children of separated parents perform worse on several well-being parameters than those from intact households. This study utilizes the double ABCX model to examine the relationship between divorce and depression. Disharmony may be linked to a higher incidence of severe depressive illness in children of divorced parents. Amato (2000) concluded that children whose parents are divorced are more likely to score lower than offspring of stable households on many well-being indicators. These indicators include academic achievement and psychological measures (Brüggmann, 2020; Wauterickx et al, 2006; Vousoura et al, 2012). The present study will examine the relationship between parents' divorce and depression experienced by children following family dissolution. Those events can be economic, health-related, or maybe husband-wife conflicts
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