Abstract
This study focuses on the relationships between post-divorce parental conflict, economic hardship and adolescents’ academic achievement among 800 adolescents (424 girls and 376 boys) aged 15 to 18 years from divorced families. The instruments used for data collection were the Post-divorce Parental Conflict and Economic Hardship scales. In conclusion, the results obtained from the current study revealed that post-divorce parental conflict and economic hardship had significant relationships with adolescent academic achievement among divorced families. Post-divorce parental conflict and economic hardship may affect parental quality that consequently leads to poor parent-adolescent relationship. Poor parent-adolescent relationships adversely influence adolescent functioning.
Highlights
Parental conflict that is hostile, intense, and unresolved is associated with more negative outcomes for children and adolescents
The current study revealed that post-divorce parental conflict and economic hardship had an impact on adolescents’ academic achievement in divorced families
This study suggests that post-divorce parental conflict is harmful for adolescent and may diminish their potential to excel in academic achievement
Summary
Parental conflict that is hostile, intense, and unresolved is associated with more negative outcomes for children and adolescents. Ghazarian and Buehler (2010) revealed that parental conflict is more stressful for adolescents and these adolescents tend to blame themselves more and feel threatened; these situations can mediate internalizing and externalizing behavior problems including academic achievement. Background information such as adolescent’s age, and gender was obtained in the present study
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