Children Of Divorce Research Articles

Premature Cognitive Commitment between Divorced Mothers and Daughters in the Early 2000s in South Korea: A Qualitative Study from the Daughters’ Perception

This study explored the premature cognitive commitments of divorced mothers and their daughters toward each other in South Korea in the early 2000s from the daughters’ perception. I conducted in-depth interviews with nine adult women who experienced parental divorce in childhood during the 2002–2004 period, revealing certain premature cognitive commitments that divorced mothers and their daughters had toward each other, such as “I can’t let my mom see that I’m struggling!” and “My daughter comes home late or stays out overnight to hang out with friends owing to her father’s absence.” Based on my findings, I discuss potential implications for counseling divorced families.

Iranian Men’s Lived Experiences of Adjusting to Divorce

ABSTRACT Divorce adjustment is a multidimensional and comprehensive concept encompassing psychological, family, social, and financial aspects. Despite a considerable number of Iranian men experiencing divorce annually, the concept of divorce adjustment in men has not been studied in detail. Therefore, this study aims to explore the lived experiences of divorced Iranian men regarding divorce adjustment. The present study is qualitative, phenomenological research, and 12 Iranian men participated in the study. Data were collected using in-depth interviews until data saturation was reached. Three main themes and ten subthemes, with 63 meaningful units, were identified. The main themes were: (1) Family as an influential source of divorce adjustment, (2) psychological reconstruction after divorce, and (3) creativity and flourishing. This study emphasizes the value of the lived experiences of divorced men related to divorce adjustment and the need to provide the necessary education to families with divorced children to enhance their awareness of how to interact with their divorced offspring.

Young Adult’s Outlook on Marriage: The Influence of Parental Divorce, Family of Origin Functioning and Attachment Style

ABSTRACT To elucidate reasons for the variability in attitudes toward marriage held by adult children of divorce, the current, mixed-methods study examined the influence of parental divorce and remarriage(s), family of origin functioning and attachment style variables on young adults’ attitudes toward marriage. Participants who experienced their parents’ divorce, perceived high levels of conflict in their family of origin, were single and presented with discomfort in close relationships were more likely to express negativity in their outlook on marriage. Participants who denied religiosity and perceived their parents as encouraging independence while growing up were more likely to express an ambivalent attitude toward marriage. Lastly, men and those who had experienced their parents remarriage(s) were more likely to express positivity in their outlook on marriage. Although other factors were influential, parental divorce may promote negativity in young adults’ attitudes toward marriage, which possibly contributes to the “intergenerational transmission of divorce.”

Analysis of Islamic Law and Positive Laws for Fathers Who Do Not Support Their Children After Divorce

Fulfillment of divorced children: Most fathers do not carry out their obligations to support their children and there are no sanctions for fathers who have carried out these obligations. This is the background to the issues raised, namely what are the legal sanctions for fathers who do not carry out their support obligations towards their children after divorce and what are the provisions on the father's support obligations towards children from the perspective of Islamic law and positive law in Indonesia. This type of research is library research, with primary legal materials and secondary legal materials and then analyzed as expected based on normative descriptive analysis. From the results of this research, it shows that the legal sanctions for fathers who do not support their children after divorce from an Islamic legal perspective have disparity, namely the opinion of Hanafi scholars that the child's previous support becomes the father's debt even though the father is poor, so that by the time the father is able to then father must replace it. However, if the father is capable but refuses or even does not provide support for the child, the judge is obliged to force the father to pay the support. According to the opinion of the Syafi'i Hambali and Maliki Schools, the child's past documents are invalid unless there is a decision from a judge, whereas according to positive law in Indonesia, legal sanctions for a father who neglects his obligations, namely supporting children after divorce, can be subject to civil and criminal law sanctions.

Are the Kids Alright? Helping Children Thrive Through Divorce Using Narrative Therapy

While there are negative stereotypes against children who have been through divorce, research indicates that there are a wide range of potential outcomes children can experience after their parents’ divorce. Research indicates that there are at least four protective factors that lead to positive mental health and social outcomes for children of divorce: (a) external social support, (b) self-reliance and grit, (c) positive relationships with parents, and (d) resilience and self-compassion. These protective factors are then illustrated through a narrative therapy framework, which focuses on multiple possible realities, meaning making, perception of the client as the expert of their own experience, and the role of dominant discourses in the client's life and clinical intervention. A clinical vignette is then presented, depicting a teenage girl whose parents have divorced after an especially turbulent marriage. Narrative therapy's strength is that it helps the client develop cognitive distance between their sense of self and the problems they are experiencing. However, some limitations to this presentation are that it is highly theoretical and requires further quantitative research to explore the effects of narrative therapy on clients whose parents are divorced. Further research is required to explore the wide spectrum of outcomes children can experience after divorce and how clinicians can help children reach more positive outcomes.

Mothers' parental divorce experience in childhood and their children's mental health: Mediating role of maternal education

BackgroundAdverse childhood experiences (ACEs) of mothers have been shown to be associated with children's mental health and behavior problems. It is important to identify effective intervention points to prevent negative consequences among children. This study aimed to investigate whether mothers' education is protective against children's depressive symptoms in families with mothers who experienced parental divorce in childhood. MethodsData from a cross-sectional study of 5th and 8th grade children and their caregivers in a prefecture in Japan were used. Final analytic sample consisted of 9666 child-caregiver pairs. Mediation analyses using inverse odds weighting were performed where the exposure was maternal experience of parental divorce in childhood, outcome was child depressive symptoms, and potential mediators were maternal education beyond high school, maternal mental health, and household income. ResultsMaternal experience of parental divorce was associated with an elevated risk of child depressive symptoms (risk ratio: 1.22, 95 % confidence interval (CI): 1.07–1.39). Mediation analyses indicated that the combination of maternal education, maternal depression and household income mediated about half of the total effect. In the model where maternal education was the sole mediator, maternal education mediated nearly half of the total effect (risk ratio: 1.10, 95 % CI: 1.01–1.20). LimitationsResults should be cautiously interpreted given observational and cross-sectional nature of the data. ConclusionsMaternal education beyond high school may be protective against negative mental health consequences among children due to mothers' experience of parental divorce. Further studies are needed regarding potential mechanisms and the roles of other potential mediators.

The role of parental divorce in the later vulnerability to perinatal depression and early parenting stress.

This study will examine the role of childhood experience of parental divorce on later perinatal depression and parenting stress. 546 women were recruited at less than 20weeks pregnancy into an ongoing pregnancy cohort study and followed up in pregnancy and the postpartum. Depression at recruitment was measured using the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale repeated in pregnancy and the postpartum. Parenting stress was measured at 12months postpartum using Parenting Stress Index. This study found 33% of women had experienced parental divorce. While we did not find a statistically significant relationship between the experience of parental divorce and perinatal depression, there was a higher rate of perinatal depression when parental divorce occured at a younger age. There was no association with parental divorce and parenting stress. Childhood divorce was significantly associated with other adverse childhood experiences. Our findings did not support an impact of parental divorce on either maternal perinatal depression or on parenting stress, suggesting the experience of parental divorce for children may not inevitably impact their later experiences as parents. Further research on the association with age of parental divorce and later perinatal mental health is warranted.

Development of early intervention program based on cognitive- behavioral theory for divorced children with emotional- behavioral disorders and its effectiveness in aggression of divorced children

Introduction: Divorce is one of the most important causes of tension and pressure on children. Aim: The research aimed to develop of early intervention program based on cognitive-behavioral theory for divorced children with emotional-behavioral disorders and its effectiveness in aggression of divorced children. Method: The research scheme was mixed (qualitative-quantitative). The statistical population in qualitative part consisted of articles and documents related to divorced children and all the professors and specialists in children’s psychological disorders and quantitative part consists of all the girls of divorced families of Astaneh-ashrafiyeh in 2022. Moreever 30 people were selected by purposive sampling and randomly replaced in experimental and control groups. The intervention program was performed in 12 sessions of 90 minutes, two session per week for experimental group. Instruments included Achenbach’s Children Behavioral Check list (2001) and Shahim’s Primary School Aggression Questionnaire (2006). The data in the qualitative part were analyzed by thematic analysis and in the quantitative part by multivariate analysis of covariance. Result: The results showed the content validity of the intervention program was equal to 0.75 up to 1 and there is significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the groups in aggression (P<0.01). In general, the early intervention program based on cognitive-behavioral theory for divorced children with emotional-behavioral disorders is effective on aggression in divorced children (P<0.01). Conclusion: Based on findings developed intervention program was effective in aggression of divorced children. Therefore, this intervention program can be used as an effective intervention to reduce aggression of divorced children.

Comparison of the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and acceptance and commitment based therapy (ACT) on proactiveness, increasing self-esteem, reducing mental ruminations in adolescent boys between 12 and 18 years old in Tehran

Life after parents' divorce seems impossible for many children. Children of divorce will experience new negative emotions from the day of divorce onwards. These feelings are so fluctuating that sometimes they are confused and startled by the oppositeness of these feelings, and they will suffer from common feelings such as anxiety, loneliness, and tendency to addiction. Therefore, the aim of the current research was to compare the effectiveness of schema therapy and acceptance and commitment ACT therapy in reducing anxiety, loneliness and the tendency to addiction in male adolescents with divorced parents. The research method is practical in terms of purpose and semi-experimental in terms of data collection method. The statistical population of this research includes male teenagers with divorced parents in Qom city. According to the nature of the study method, the statistical sample size of this part of the research was 30 people. The research tools are UCLA Anxiety Questionnaire and Loneliness Questionnaire, Wade and Butcher Addiction Tendency Questionnaire, schema therapy and treatment based on acceptance and commitment. Based on the findings of the current research, it was determined that schema therapy was effective on the anxiety of male adolescents with divorced parents, therapy based on acceptance and commitment was effective on the anxiety of male adolescents with divorced parents, and schema therapy was effective on the loneliness of male adolescents with divorced parents. Treatment based on acceptance and commitment has been effective on the loneliness of male adolescents with divorced parents, schema therapy has been effective on the addiction tendency of male adolescents with divorced parents, treatment based on acceptance and commitment has been effective on the addiction tendency of male adolescents with divorced parents have been; It was also found that the treatment based on acceptance and commitment was more effective than schema therapy.

Clinical Sociologists as Guardian ad Litem

This article posits that clinical sociologists have ideal expertise to serve courts as a Guardian ad Litem. It explains what these court appointed representatives provide the court, their qualifications, and how they can advocate for the best interests of children in divorce, custody, shared-time, and other caregiving situations. Often decisions are made by judges with a adult-focused legal lens. Clinical sociologists have a background in both macro and micro issues that impact the wellbeing of children. They are able to contribute and integrate their scholarly and practical knowledge to make better informed decisions that the court can use. Common challenges that Guardian ad Litem face are identified, with insights on how clinical sociological expertise can overcome them.

Dampak Perceraian Orang Tua Terhadap Psikis dan Aktivitas Belajar Anak

The background of this research is to analyze the impact of parental divorce on children. Divorce itself is defined as the end of the relationship between husband and wife which is carried out in several stages based on law and religion. Changes in attitude, emotional stability, and responsibility are the psychological impacts of divorce as well. Changes in children's attitudes, namely feeling inferior, children becoming shy, difficult to socialize with, and like to be alone. This kind of attitude shows that the child's psychology is disturbed due to depression because his parents are divorced. Apart from changes in attitudes, children's responsibilities also change, where a child should have responsibility for education, like to lighten or help parents, after divorce children become more like playing and lose responsibility. On the emotional side, kuja children are disturbed, their minds are depressed and suffering, they feel guilty, they feel embarrassed about their environment, all of which gives rise to inner conflict. Keywords: impact of divorce, children, parents

Investigating the Experience of Spouse Selection in Children of Divorce: AQualitative Research

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the experience of spouse selection in children of divorce. Methods: The present study was a qualitative phenomenological type. The present study's statistical population included 6 women and 4 men who wanted to divorce and had experienced the divorce of their parents in Kermanshah in 2022. The participants were selected by the available sampling method and the sampling continued until data saturation. The data were first recorded and coded to analyze the data, and then they were analyzed using the thematic analysis method. Findings: The results of the research included 6 main themes and 19 sub-themes of the participants' experiences. The sub-themes included negative social attitude, problems of not being distinguished from the family, psychological problems, communication problems with the spouse and the spouse's family, feeling valuable as a person different from the parents, and adapting and building a life different from the parents. Conclusion: The results of the research showed that the children of divorce have negative experiences during the formation of life and marriage, which can lead to wrong choices or incompatibility and mental health problems in them. On the other hand, they also have positive experiences that make them learn from their parent's mistakes and seek education and counseling services to improve their marital life satisfaction and lead a better life than their parents.

Parental Divorce in Childhood and the Accelerated Epigenetic Aging for Earlier and Later Cohorts: Role of Mediators of Chronic Depressive Symptoms, Education, Smoking, Obesity, and Own Marital Disruption

We examine effects of parental divorce on epigenetic aging in later adulthood for two birth cohorts: one born in the early 20th century and the other born in the later 20th century. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (n = 1,545), we examine the relationship between parental divorce in childhood and accelerated epigenetic aging in older adulthood as indicated by the Dunedin methylation Pace of Aging score. We assess how this relationship is mediated by chronic depressive symptoms, education, lifetime smoking, body mass index (BMI), and an older adult’s own divorce. The mean age of the earlier cohort is 85.8 (SD = 3.9) and that of the later cohort is 60.2 (SD = 2.8). We find that parental divorce was related to faster aging in the later-born cohort, and that 56% of this relationship (b = 0.060) was mediated by chronic depressive symptoms (b = 0.013), lower education levels (b = 0.005), and smoking (b = 0.019). For the earlier cohort, there was no effect of parental divorce on epigenetic aging. Parental divorce in childhood may have lasting effects on later-life health, as reflected in the rate of epigenetic aging. However, the effects and mechanisms of this relationship differ across cohorts living in different social environments.

Fear of missing out dan personal growth initiative pada mahasiswa

Abstrak. Students’ inability to adapt can cause students to become stressed and pessimistic. Students who feel stressed and pessimistic indicate that the student has poor Personal Growth Initiative (PGI) and will more easily experience Fear of Missing Out (FoMO). The purpose of this research is to see the relationship between FoMOt and PGI in students. The respondents of this research were 394 students who were studying in Indonesia. The sampling technique uses convenience sampling. This research was measured using the Fear of Missing Out Scale (FoMOS) and Personal Growth Initiative Scale-II (PGIS-II). The results of the analysis were carried out using a correlation test with a value of r=0.009; p=0.853 (p>0.05) does not show a relationship between FoMO and PGI in students. The results of this research show that high or low levels of PGI are not necessarily influenced by the level of FoMO in students. Keyword: Child of divorce, defense mechanism, psychological well-being

Kesejahteraan psikologis dan mekanisme pertahanan pada anak dengan orang tua bercerai

Abstrak. This research was conducted to determine the relationship between psychological well-being and the use of defense mechanism's in young adults whose parents are divorced. This research uses a quantitative research design with a correlational approach. The research subjects were early adult children (18-25 years) with divorced parents, using the Accidental Sampling technique with 105 respondents. The instruments in this research are the psychological well-being Scale and the Defense Style Questionnaire. Data analysis uses Pearson correlation and Spearman rank. The results showed that psychological well-being and self-defense mechanism's (immature) were negatively significant with a value of p=0.005 and R=- 0.271. The higher a person's psychological well-being, the lower the use of defense mechanism's that are classified as immature. Kata Kunci: Child of divorce, defense mechanism, psychological well-being

Perlindungan Hukum Terhadap Anak dalam Perceraian Menurut Perspektif Hukum Keluarga Islam

The purpose of writing this paper is to examine the concept of legal protection of children in divorce according to the perspective of Islamic family law. By using normative law which is classified as literature research through the collection, evaluation, and analysis of library sources such as books, jurnal, and legislation related to the law of how children divorce according to the perspective of Islamic family law. This study aims to understand child custody, the conditions of nanny, as well as the views of various schools in Islam related to this issue. The results of the analysis are used to construct a narrative about the principles of legal protection of children in divorce according to Islamic Family Law and can have policy implications. The result of this work is a) In Islam, children are considered a gift and have a variety of statuses, with special rights that include income and education. The importance of respecting and protecting the rights of children, including children out of wedlock, are core values in Islamic teachings. b) Protection of children's rights in divorce situations, in particular custody, is an important aspect that emphasizes the need to ensure the welfare of the child and the cooperation of parents to protect those rights.

Investigating the psychological status of children of divorce in adulthood using a qualitative method

Investigating the psychological status of children of divorce in adulthood using a qualitative method

Does Parental Absence Harm Children’s Education? Evidence from Vietnam

This study analyzes the impacts of parental absence due to migration, death, or divorce on children’s school enrollment in Vietnam. We find children from two-parent families have a better chance of enrolling at all levels of education than those from single-parent families. Within single-family types, the negative effect on children of parental divorce is higher than that of parental death, while the effect of parental migration is the lowest. We find that children living with a single mother tend to have higher school enrollment than those living with a single father, indicating the critical role of mothers in children’s education. JEL Classification: I1, I2, O1.

Grasping My Roots

Artist Statement The American Family is a complex institution, and its idealization has held influence on my self-worth for my whole life. Being raised in the Christian faith imbued me with internal conflicts which came to light when my parents divorced. I had to reconcile traditional family structure and the truths I was raised to believe, with what I had actually experienced from adults in positions of power: mainly my father. Being a child of divorce is unsettling and the exposure I had to the judicial system silenced my voice and hindered my ability to advocate for myself. The forms of human hands are used frequently to convey mood and body language between the subjects of my prints. Our hands can soothe or comfort, but also damage and manipulate. I have experienced both at the hands of family members and continue to struggle mending relationships from past trauma. Floral components reference the traditional, delicate nature of femininity in which I was brought up to embody. Flowers that hold familial significance are rendered to convey metaphor and the evolving stories within my larger body of work. This imagery also act as a tool for me to construct, examine, and then reshape gender expectations and recognize their impact on myself as a woman. Constructing layered prints with controlled, delicate marks makes me feel secure. Deep thought can be applied to the conception and birth of a print, while a more mechanical thought takes precedence in the process of physical creation. This orderly system is my way of cataloguing my feelings in order to make something multifaceted yet engaging: something that will resonate with someone other than myself. Whether I am making a lithograph or monotype, printmaking allows me complete control over the representation of my experiences—something I was denied in the past. I am constantly subverting former influences as a way to move forward from the past and redefine myself into a new-found identity. Images "Grasping My Roots", 20"x24", Silkscreen on Lithograph with collage, 2022 "Hyacinth", 8"x12", Silkscreen on Lithograph, 2022 "Hues of the Mind", 18"x26", Silkscreen on Relief, 2022

Designing and Validating a Model for Preventing the Intergenerational Transmission of Divorce (ITD) and its Effectiveness on Boredom and Marital Expectations

Aim: Each parent plays a vital role in the life of their children and intergenerational transmission of divorce shows that children who experience the divorce of their parents are more exposed to marital injuries. the goal of this study was to design and validate a model for preventing the intergenerational transmission of divorce in the children of single guardians due to divorce and its effectiveness on boredom and marital expectations.
 Methods: The present research was conducted with a mixed exploratory type. For the qualitative part of the research, classical grounded theory was used, while for the quantitative part a quasi-experimental method of experimental group - control group with pre and post test with follow-up was used. Research participants in the qualitative section included interviews with 26 couples with single-parent families resulting from divorce and the research sample in quantitative part included 32 couples with a single-parent family due to divorce. The qualitative part of the research was conducted with semi-structured interviews and the research tools in the quantitative part included the Omiedvar Marital Expectations and Pines Marital Burnout Questionnaires. In order to analyze the data, repeated measurement analysis of variance was used.
 Findings: From the total findings of the qualitative section, five main categories which expressed the marital damage of single-parent children caused by divorce discover and based on them and the opinion of experts the model for prevention of intergenerational transmission of divorce in single-parent children due to divorce was designed. Data analysis showed the effectiveness of the divorce prevention model on intergenerational transmission of divorce on boredom and marital expectations (p<0.01).
 Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, the model presented in this study can be used in preventing intergenerational transfer of divorce and to ensure and enduring married life for children of divorce.