Divorce And Its Effects On The Psychosocial Domain

Divorce, a very controversial issue in today’s society, has glaring effects on society as well as individuals. Approximately half of all marriages will end in divorce, resulting in close to one million children per year struggling to deal with the aftermath (Fischer 2007). Parental divorce has been proven to have long-term negative effects on adult mental health (Chase-Lansdale, Cherlin Kiernan 1995). Divorce was at its highest rate in the early 1980s. The first group of children to be affected by these very high divorce rates entered adulthood in the 1990s allowing sociological research to begin on the adverse affects associated with divorce over the span of different ages. Until this time, a lot of research focused on short-term effects surrounding

Throughout time, people from all over the world have chosen to live together, or “get married”. Marriage is a beautiful thing, but there are some couples who are unable to maintain their relationship, because they choose divorce as a solution to cope with the problems between husband and wife. Although divorce can be solution to cope with problem between the husband and wife, it still has dangerous effects especially on their children. Children with divorced parents are vulnerable to risk. Divorce has a dangerous impact on children. Divorce of parentss causes many problems to children. It causes children to have a loss of Knowledge, skills, and resources from parents, behavioral problems, emotional problem, and health problem

This paper looks at the effects of divorce on children based on the application of various psychological developmental theories. More specifically, children within the age groups of 4 to 6 and 7 to 11 will be taken into account. The theories explored and applied will include Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, Erikson’s psychosocial tasks, Bowlby’s attachment theory, Piaget’s cognitive developmental theory, Bandura’s social learning theory and Vygotsky’s, and later Bronfenbrenner’s, ecological or developmental systems approach.

Divorce is viewed differently by many people. Sometimes this is due to experiences, what others have said, or looking at studies that are not always accurate. However, not everyone can have the same views about marriage ending in divorce. In the article, “No Easy Answers: Why the Popular View of Divorce Is Wrong” by Constance Ahrons she shows her view on divorce. Ahrons believes that divorce does not have long-lasting damaging effects on children (65). Divorce can affect children in the family but the way the decisions are made is what will change the way the kids are influenced.

Many couples see divorce as an easy way out of a marriage and they feel like they can deflect all the feelings that come with it. Medved says, “The grim stories of crippled couples who I have interviewed for this book got me thinking about the permanent distrust, anguish, and bitterness divorce brings” (665). After a divorce many newly single people find that they are unable to find happiness and the scars left by a divorce is the reason. For instance, many of those who divorce are not ready for the roller coaster ride that lies ahead of them. Medved asserts, “While everyone laments the immediate trauma of “going through a divorce” more discomfiting is the alarming news of it’s lingering emotional and psychological effects” (666).

Divorce is comparable to an epidemic since it has been filtering through many societies at an increasingly alarming rate. According to the most current statistic, there are more than 2.1 million marriages in the United States (“Children of Divorced Parents”). Out of those, almost half end in divorce. Divorce nowadays is extremely common. In fact, in America there is one divorce every thirty-six seconds (National Marriage and Divorce Rate Trends”). Each year over a million American children suffer from the divorce of their parents (Amato 24-26). Even though it might be shown to benefit some individuals in their own personal case, for the majority it causes a decrease in an individual’s life and puts many people “on a downward trajectory from which they might never fully recover” (Amato). Over long term, the United States divorce rate has been on a rise since 1980, which means more children being affected (Macionis). These children that are affected are faced by emotions of anger, confusion and even fear. These emotions affect their academic performance, social interactions, behavior, self-esteem and other negative effects. This literature review is important in calling attention on the current research studying impacts of divorce on children. The topic of divorce is a wide-ranging topic. However, this particular literature review focuses only on the effects that divorce has on children. The data presented in this paper is collected from

“The divorce rate in this country is approximately 50% and is seems to have become more commonplace that people are willing to get a divorce for myriad of reasons, instead of working things out.” (Martinez) Divorce causes many problems, but what the couple that is getting divorced does not know is that they are hurting people other than themselves. Many couples struggle with reasons why they should divorce and others work through issues trying to save their marriage (Martinez). Divorce impacts everyone in the family. The decision to divorce has to be made based on each family’s morals, beliefs and individual situation.

Title: Time Does Not Heal All Wounds: A Longitudinal Study of Reaction and Adaptation to Divorce

As I read this, my theory is “Psychodynamic”. She’s basically is starving herself for attention. The skinner she got, the more attention it has gotten her. She likes the more “boyish”, more athletic figure. To me, this steems from her perents quarrelling and talks of divorce a few years ago. Maybe prior to this, Andrea was the center of her parent’s world. Now that Andrea has gotten older, her parent’s attention swifted towards themselves, and not so much towards her. Maybe she tried numbous attemps to gain her parent’s attention, and nothing worked. Now a 19 year college student, where body image is everything. Now with some weight lost, it gained her some attention, and with even more weight, it gained her even more attention. She

Amato, Paul R. "The Consequences of Divorce for Adults and Children." Journal of Marriage and the Family 62.4 (2000): 1269-87.

Divorce is a critical period for many families. It is a process that raises the amount of tension present between the two partners and their children. It is a complex, and unreceptive topic for numerous individuals and their families. Divorce does not only mean separation between the two partners, it often includes separation of a family. Families are a system and for the system to function optimally all parts require to be present and have an ideal arrangement (Taylor, 2002). Divorce disrupts a family’s equilibrium and causes many stressful events. The process is a stressful period for many parents, due to increase parenting responsibility or loss of custody of the children and economic decline. Adults going through a divorce

Although people feel that a divorce lies between the parents children are affected and hurt the most.

Divorce is a consequential matter that should not be brushed aside, and it affects not only society as a whole, but families, children, and loved ones involved with the situation; effects of this experience can change a person’s lifestyle dramatically. The most important factors to understand divorce are, the causes, effects, how to cope, and opposite families. Gaining knowledge about these points helps one realize that divorce is a serious matter not to be taken lightly and affects everyone involved.

“Divorce is a complex event that can be viewed from multiple perspectives.” (Amato & Previti, July 2003) There are many different theories that people have as to why a divorce happens. Many people say that divorce only happens when the couple fails to maintain the respect and care

Divorce and its effects on children are common issues that are on the rise in the world today. Divorce affects more than just the married couple. Children often bear the brunt of divorce, which makes divorce a complicated decision for most parents. Understanding the effects divorce has on a child is important to know exactly why a child acts a certain way. A divorce can affect a child psychologically, intellectually, and even behaviorally. Children can suffer physiologically from things like depression, intellectually by having trouble in school and behaviorally by having trouble in social settings. Legally, a divorce is a single event, but from a psychological standpoint, it is a complicated,