Effects Of Parental Divorce Research Articles

Effects of Parental Divorce, Parental Involvement, and Teacher Support on Adolescents’ Externalizing Behaviors: A National Survey Study

Effects of Parental Divorce, Parental Involvement, and Teacher Support on Adolescents’ Externalizing Behaviors: A National Survey Study

The Effect of Parental Divorce on Child Depression

Parental divorce has become increasingly common in the contemporary environment of changing family dynamics, reshaping traditional family structures and raising concerns about its impact on children's mental health, particularly their vulnerability to depression. This research paper delves into the complex relationship between parental divorce and childhood depression, revealing the underlying mechanisms and implications of this phenomenon. The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to critically review and synthesize existing research on the relationship between parental divorce and childhood depression, providing a comprehensive overview of the various causal factors. Second, the paper highlights the importance of addressing child depression resulting from parental divorce, emphasizing the long-term consequences and the need for targeted interventions.

The Effects of Parental Divorce on the Mental Health and Behavioral Outcomes of Youth in Mombasa County, Kenya: Challenges and Strategic Solutions 

The Effects of Parental Divorce on the Mental Health and Behavioral Outcomes of Youth in Mombasa County, Kenya: Challenges and Strategic Solutions 

Review of the Impacts of Parental Divorce on Outsprings

The divorce rate around the world has risen, though only a few investments can be found that have complete conclusion to the future effects on children of the separation of parents. Therefore, in the present study, the impacts of divorce on the next generations are examined by searching and collecting the previous research. The research found that parents’ separation could influence children’s recent psychological state. More significantly, the separation of parents can also have a critical influence on a children's long-term development, an impact that was proven in research to persist into adulthood. Mental illness, worse academic achievements, suicide thoughts, fragile marriage and higher probability of crime are all the impacts of parental divorce. In summary, the consequences of parental divorce are widespread and long-lasting. Based on this, the paper provides suggestions on how to prevent the impact of parental divorce on individuals in youth from the perspective of the family, the school, and the individual.

The Effects of Parental Divorce and Separation on Children

The Effects of Parental Divorce and Separation on Children

The effect of parental divorce on the sexual life and marital well-being of offspring in China

Over the past few decades, the increasing divorce rate has been one of the most prominent behavioral changes influencing Chinese families and the nurturing and socialization of children. Research has found that parental divorce exerts only a limited negative impact on children's socioeconomic achievement in China relative to that in Western societies. However, few studies have explored the long-term consequences of parental divorce on children's demographic outcomes in China. Therefore, how parental divorce influences the timing of offspring's first sexual intercourse and marriage, as well as its impact on their sexual and marital well-being, were investigated in this study. Based on findings obtained using data from the Chinese Private Life Survey, children from divorced families were more likely to initiate sexual intercourse at younger ages than those from intact families, although the two groups entered their first marriage at similar ages. Regarding sexual and marital well-being, married men and women who experienced parental divorce during childhood were less satisfied with their current marriage and marital sex and exhibited a higher level of divorce proneness and more sexual dysfunction symptoms than those from intact families. The effect of parental divorce on marital well-being was also largely mediated by the onset of sexual intercourse at a younger age. Having more years of premarital sexual experience was associated with lower sexual satisfaction, more sexual dysfunction symptoms, and more liberal sexual attitudes and behaviors. The worsening of sexual life also further undermined marital well-being.

Slábne v ČR mezigenerační přenos rozvodu?

This study investigates changes in the effect of parental divorce on the odds of union dissolution in children in the Czech Republic. Using survival analysis and Czech GGS data, it shows that the intergeneration transmission of divorce varied over marital cohorts to a significant degree. While parental divorce had insignificant effect in the oldest marriage cohort, it subsequently grew. In the 1980–1989 marriage cohort, the risk of divorce was 3.7 times higher among children of divorced parents than among children whose parents did not divorce. In the most recent marriage cohort (1990–2005), the parental divorce effect weakened but was still significant: children of divorced parents experienced a divorce risk that was twice as high that of children from intact families. This convergence of divorce risks resulted from two parallel trends: the rising divorce risk among children from non-divorced families and the declining divorce risk among children of divorce.

Mother-Child and Father-Child Relationships in Emerging Adults from Divorced and Non-Divorced Families

The main aim of this study was to analyze the associations between parental divorce and interparental conflict with the quality of parent-child relationships. Specifically, we analyzed trust, communication and alienation in both father-child and mother-child relationships in a sample of 1078 Spanish emerging adults from divorced and non-divorced families. The interaction between parental divorce and conflict was also analyzed. In support of our expectations, parental divorce was associated with lower trust and communication, along with higher alienation in father-child and mother-child relationships. When interparental conflict was included, parental conflict was more strongly associated with lower trust and communication in mother-child relationships, and higher alienation in both mother-child and father-child relationships. However, parental divorce was still associated with low trust and communication with fathers, when interparental conflict and the interaction between parental divorce and conflict were added. In summation, our results suggest that both parental divorce and conflict should be taken into account in the study of the consequences of family-related stress variables on adult children’s wellbeing. These findings add to the current literature and contribute to better comprehend the effects of parental divorce and conflict on both mother-child and father-child affective relationships in an understudied cultural context. The implications, limitations and future research recommendations are discussed.

The effects of parental divorce on children.

Family is very important for development of children. Divorce is a life event with a high level of stress for the entire family. Children are dependent on parents and disadvantaged during divorce because it is out of their control.1 Herein, we present our observations about children whose parents separated or divorced to increase the awareness of physicians about the negative effects of divorce. Individuals affected by parental divorce have a higher risk of developing a variety of mental health conditions including emotional and behavioral disorders, poor school performance, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, distress, smoking and substance abuse.2,3 Externalizing problems in girls precede and predict later parental divorce. Post-divorce problems in children vary by raters, and may depend on the time lapse since divorce.4 Lansford et al 5 noted that early parental divorce/separation is more negatively related to trajectories of internalizing and externalizing problems than is later divorce/separation, whereas later divorce/separation is more negatively related to grades. In another study, divorce in parents was significantly associated with higher alcohol use disorder, higher cigarette dependence and higher water pipe dependence in adolescents.6 In the study of Tullius et al 7 the levels of both internalizing and externalizing problems were significantly higher in the period after parental divorce, but not in the period before divorce, with a persistent and increasing effect over the follow-up periods compared to adolescents not experiencing divorce. Zeratsion et al 8 reported that parental divorce in late adolescence does not lead to mental health problems, as has been shown before, while such problems may prevail among young adolescents. This does not mean that parental divorce creates less problems in late adolescence than before but these youths might have developed adjustment abilities against health effects as divorce have turned to be more common. In our clinical practice, we have also observed various emotional, behavioral, psychosomatic, and conversion disorders in children, particularly in preadolescents and adolescents, before and/or after a separation or divorce of parents. Children often lack information and skills to overcome the challenges that the divorce carries. Conflicting relationships between parents make up the biggest obstacle that makes it difficult for a child to successfully deal with changes in the family. Even though parents deal with heavy feelings, it is desirable to put them the child and his interests in the first place. In order to stabilize the family system, 2 to 4 years are usually needed.1 Physicians can assist families by providing support and advice, and advocating for children within systems that serve separating families. Physicians can provide information so that individuals who work with such children recognize, and are sensitive to, their individual needs, and provide supportive and nurturing experiences for the children in schools, camps and sporting activities. These efforts will promote better mental health outcomes for children affected by their parents' separation.9 The most important way to minimize emotional harm to children involved in a separation and divorce is to ensure that children maintain a close and secure relationship with both parents, unless there is spousal or child abuse or neglect, or parental substance abuse.9 Age-appropriate explanation and counseling for the child and advice and guidance for the parents, as well as recommendation of reading material, may help reduce the potential negative effects of divorce. Often, referral to professionals with expertise in the social, emotional, and legal aspects of the separation and its aftermath may be helpful for these families.10 An example of paragraph from a reading material for parents is as follows: The most comprehensive centre of man's worldly life, and its mainspring, and a paradise, refuge, and fortress of worldly happiness, is the life of the family. Everyone's home is a small world for him/her. And the life and happiness of his/her home and family are possible through genuine, earnest, and loyal respect and true, tender, and self-sacrificing compassion. This true respect and genuine kindness may be achieved with the idea of the members of the family having an everlasting companionship and friendship and togetherness, and their parental, filial, brotherly, and friendly relations continuing for all eternity in a limitless life, and their believing this.11 In conclusion, we would like emphasize that various psychosocial, psychosomatic and conversion disorders may be seen in children affected by parental divorce. Physicians interested in child health can notice parents' separation problems during evaluation of children. Referral to professionals with expertise in separation may be helpful for conflicting parents.

Early parental divorce across the life course: parent–child relationships, women’s drinking, and mental health

ABSTRACT This study examines the effects of early parental divorce on multi-dimensional views of parent–child relationships (e.g. support, strain, contact), alcohol consumption, and depressive symptoms among adult children. Many studies have shown that parental divorce has impacts on children’s well-being; however, few studies have examined the long-term effects of parental divorce on adult health. Using the Americans’ Changing Lives survey, regression results show that childhood parental divorce is associated with depression and drinking, in part due to parent–child relationships and adversity in early life. In addition, parental divorce is associated with adult daughters’ drinking and depressive symptoms, suggesting that women are more vulnerable regarding early-life stressors.

PENGARUH PERCERAIAN ORANGTUA BAGI PSIKOLOGIS ANAK

The purpose of this paper is to know the effect of parental divorce on children's psychological. The method used qualitative research with a case study approach. The subject in this study amounted to one pair by using a purposive sampling technique that is sampling where the researcher has determined the criteria for the research subjects. The results of this study indicate that divorced parents will have a psychological effect on the child including the child receiving less attention, protection, and love from his father and mother.

The Intergenerational Transmission of Divorce: Evidence from China

The paper investigates the intergenerational transmission of divorce in China with the data from The China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). The empirical results show that parental divorce increases the odd ratio of children’s divorce significantly by 104.12% in complementary log-log model at 5% level with control variables, which means the probability of their children’s divorce will increase significantly. We adopt two models to investigate the heterogeneity in the intergenerational transmission of divorce. Firstly, according to the age when children experiencing parental divorce, the sample is divided into four groups:0-3 years old, 4-11 years old, 12-17 years old and over 17 years old. Secondly, based on whether parents remarry or not, the sample is also divided into four groups: none, just father, just mother and both remarry. The estimation results show that, the effect of parental divorce is more significant for those who experienced the parental divorce between the age of 4 and 11, the odds ratio would add by 174.39% significantly in complementary log-log model at 5% level with control variables. If just father remarried after parental divorced, odds ratio of divorce would increase by 361.09% in complementary log-log model at 1% level with control variables.

The effects of parental divorce on individuals’ commitment to same-sex relationships

Research on the intergenerational transmission of divorce has demonstrated that individuals who come from divorced families have reduced commitment to the institution of marriage, which may translate to reduced commitment to one’s current relationship. We tested the association between two components of relationship commitment (dedication and constraint) and parental divorce in a sample of 251 adults in same-sex relationships. Results demonstrated that parental divorce was significantly associated with lower dedication commitment among women, but not men. Parental divorce was not associated with constraint commitment for either gender. These findings suggest that, consistent with research on individuals in different-sex relationships, women in same-sex relationships who come from divorced families may feel less dedicated to their own relationships, putting them at greater risk for relationship instability and divorce.

Importance of Childhood Psychological Wellbeing on Parental Divorce-Educational Level Relationship

Although there is consistent evidence of the negative effects of parental divorce on children’s educational level, the mechanisms and the protective factors that explain the consequences of divorce on children have not been clearly determined. This information is required in order to create effective policies and programs to help children through the divorce process. This study uses the longitudinal data from the British Birth Cohort Study 1970 and structural equation models to test whether family income, maternal supervision, and children’s psychological problems mediate the effect of parental divorce on children’s educational level and to what extent these variables are important protective factors for children through the divorce process. The main aim of this study, however, is to test the importance of children’s psychological well-being on the relationship between parental divorce and children’s educational level. Only two studies noted the importance of children’s psychological well-being theoretically, but were unable to measure it. This study demonstrates empirically that children’s psychological well-being is not a negligible mechanism and that this variable represents a very important protective factor for children of divorce, since the effect of psychological problems on educational level is significantly greater for children from divorced families than for those from intact ones. Although most family policies aimed at divorced families are targeted to improving family income, these findings reveal the need for governments to ensure that all children of divorce have access to programs and interventions designed to improve their psychological well-being.

Parental Divorce, Social Capital, and Postbaccalaurate Educational Attainment Among Young Adults

Educational attainment is lower among children with divorced parents than those with continuously married parents. Most research has focused on the educational outcomes of children and little research has examined the effect of parental divorce on educational attainment beyond a bachelor’s degree. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, we investigated how parental divorce affects young adult postbaccalaureate educational attainment, measured by graduate/professional school enrollment and attainment of a graduate/professional degree. We also examined the role of social capital, measured by parental educational expectations. Parental divorce was negatively associated with enrolling in a graduate/professional program and obtaining a degree. Parental educational expectations were positively related to children’s postbaccalaureate educational attainment, but the expectations of divorced and continuously married parents were similar and did not explain the negative effect of parental divorce. More work is needed to investigate explanations for lower postbaccalaureate educational attainment among children of divorce.

Effectiveness of a Multimodal Intervention for Group Counseling with Children of Divorce in Iran

Parental divorce is the issue of most concern for children. The purpose of this article is to describe interventions for children from divorced family. Literature review and references look at divorce groups from multiple perspectives so as to include as many diverse issues as possible. Group counseling helps students understand the wide variety of different issues that arise in the context of groups, helps with universality, and brings support and healing to the very essence of their life. The overall purpose, to empower students to make healthy adjustments in their lives given the immense life changes, is well served by group counseling. Measurable goals and evaluation methods insure a high degree of rigor in the process. Finally, 9 sessions are spelled out in detail including clear objectives, necessary materials and specific strategies so as to insure success in realizing the purpose of the group. Results of multivariate analysis of variance showed that the interventionist model developed by the researcher was effective in improving psychological adjustment (P<0/01). Children of divorce participating sessions succeeded to overcome the negative effects of parental divorce through learning new skills. It is recommended that parents, school counselors and educational authorities benefit the study findings in order to help increase the adjustment in children of divorce.

A Study on the Effect of Parental Divorce on the Prison Life of Juvenile Detainees

이혼한 부모를 가진 소년수용자들 가운데 정서장애를 겪고 있는 소년수용자들의 유무와 그 정서장애의 정도를 천안소년교도소의 소년수용자를 대상으로 연구해 보았다. 소년수용자 부모의 이혼이 자녀의 수용생활에 미치는 영향에서 이혼한 부부의 소년수용자녀들의 무규범성에 관한 문제는 연구에서 부모가 이혼한 수용자와 이혼하지 않은 수용자 사이에 그 반응이 다르게 나타난다는 것이 조사되었다. 설문조사결과 천안소년교도소 수용자들 중 이혼을 하지 않은 부모를 가진 수용자보다 그렇지 않은 수용자의 정서불안이 크다고 조사되었다. 그러나 불행히도 수용자의 부모가 이혼을 한 상태인데도 이들에 대한 교정복지적인 서비스가 전혀 없어 안타까운 심정이 아닐 수가 없다. 가정은 사회의 가장 기초적인 안전망이며 부모에게도 부모교육과 교양교육으로 올바른 부모역할과 수용된 수용자에게도 올바른 교양교육을 시켜야 하는 것이 소년수용자의 원만한 수용생활과 삶의 질을 향상시키고 국가와 사회의 안전망을 확보하는 것이라고 생각하는 의미에서 부모의 이혼이 자녀의 수용생활에 미치는 영향에 관하여 연구하게 되었다.

Mechanisms behind Prolonged Effects of Parental Divorce: A Phenomenological Study

ABSTRACTMuch research has been aimed at evaluating the effect of divorce on children. The effects via the perceptions of adult children of divorce, however, are substantially underrepresented in this literature. Further, the studies that are published are out of date (often 20 years old), thus leading to questions as to whether the effects are the same as described. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to obtain a retrospective analysis directly from adults who experienced their parents’ divorce in childhood to understand what aspects of the divorce, either positive or negative, followed them into adulthood. Specifically, we were interested in learning the mechanisms contributing to such effects. Eight women and 1 man participated in semistructured interviews. Participants identified communication and support as key factors in their experience, both positively and negatively. Implications for clinical treatment are presented.

The Effects of Parental Divorce in Single and Romantically Involved Emerging Adults

ABSTRACTThis study, based on a sample of 572 individuals, verified the impact of parental divorce on beliefs toward marriage and divorce, expectations of future relationship success, and marital intentions among single and romantically involved emerging adults. Findings revealed that, in comparison with singles from divorced families, singles from intact families were more likely to report positive views of marriage and to believe that divorce is avoidable. Conversely, beliefs toward marriage and divorce of romantically involved individuals were similar, whether these latter grew up in intact or nonintact families. Finally, for all emerging adults, relational beliefs were associated with relationship expectations and marital intentions.

WHAT DO THE TRUE EXPERTS SAY? YOUNG ADULTS’ RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COPING WITH PARENTAL DIVORCE

Parental divorce affects countless families every year around the globe. Literature reveals detrimental effects of parental divorce on families, particularly on children and adolescents. Few studies, however, explored possible recommendations on how to effectively cope with this event from individuals who have experienced it themselves. The present study subsequently inquired practical recommendations from young adults who had experienced parental divorce during their childhood and/or adolescent years. Data was collected through semi-structured retrospective interviews with 15 young South African adults who were selected by means of snowball sampling. The findings revealed 2 sets of practical recommendations for both parents and children to enhance coping with parental divorce with effective communication in relationships emerging as a vital coping skill. It is hoped that these recommendations will enable psychotherapists, social workers and/or any other individual/s involved in assisting families undergoing divorce to cope more optimally with this event.