Abstract
Research with adult children of divorce (ACD) has contributed to literature suggesting the adverse long-term effects of parental separation and divorce. The role of the parent-child relationship following parental separation, when a parents availability and support might well be especially important for a child, particularly if there is ongoing parental conflict, has received little empirical attention and was examined here.The present investigation was designed to assess ACDs retrospective ratings of their mothersand fathers parenting in the two years following parental separation. ACDs reports of each of their parents dating behaviors as well as the conflict they remembered between their parents during this period were also examined.The results of the present investigation indicate that ACD view their mothers and fathers parenting behavior in the two years following separation as an important factor related to their current relationships with each of their parents.
Highlights
Research with adult children of divorce (ACDs) has contributed to literature suggesting the adverse long-term effects of parental separation and divorce (Amato, 2000)
When parental conflict continues in the aftermath of divorce, and children continue to be exposed to more intense parental conflict than those children in intact families, poorer child outcomes exist (Gohm, Oishi, Darlington & Diener, 1998)
Separate correlational analyses were conducted to examine the relationship between the independent variables and each of the dependent variables (ACDs’ current relationships with their mother and their father, and self-esteem)
Summary
Research with adult children of divorce (ACDs) has contributed to literature suggesting the adverse long-term effects of parental separation and divorce (Amato, 2000). Children observing parental conflict has been shown to have a deleterious effect on children, the parent -child relationship following separation appears to be of more importance (Amato & Booth, 1996). The perception of the parents’ dating behavior post-divorce may impact the parent-child relationship, and adult child adjustment. ACDs’ reports of each of their parents’ dating behaviors as well as the conflict they remembered between their parents during this period were examined For this preliminary report, a model examining these variables as predictors of ACDs’ reports of their own current s elf-esteem and relationships with each of their parents was tes ted
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