Divorced Parent Families

Another significant two-part longitudinal study took place over a 17 year period and examined a sample of 85 children of divorced families. Parents were initially interviewed in 1980 regarding marriage quality. Interviews later determined which marriages dissolved and the conflict levels of those that had not. In 1992 and 1997 interviews with the children of these divorced families were given to determine their physiological well-being,

Those children with insecure attachments post-divorce may or may not be at higher risk for divorce themselves as adults. In fact, in many studies it os the children who had formed secure attachments as children that are more likely to divorce in adulthood. In one study children from divorced families who were classified as secure had a very low rate of divorce and that the group most likely to divorce within the first 6 years of marriage were those who were classified as Secure in their attachment relationships to parents but insecure and unhappy in their relationships with the partner (Crowell, Treboux and Brockmeyer,

However, this is not the reality of our times. McConville (2013) states 41-50% of first marriages end in divorce in the United States. The affect the divorce has on the child is dictated by how the parents maneuver through the transition. Potter (2010) states that elementary and high school students both display poorer psychosocial well-being versus children from non-divorced families (pg. 933). Adolescents face many struggles and challenges throughout this developmental stage. Being a child of divorced parents can heighten stress and anxiety leading to depressive symptoms. To avoid and or decrease this instance, adolescents affected by divorce can benefit heavily through group counseling with others facing identical

Have you ever wondered how divorce affects children and their coping process when they only have one full-time parent? Divorce is a significant stressor for a child when growing up and it can cause certain mental health problems for them. Most often the child would stay with the mother and therefore making her the full time parent. Due to divorce, sometimes the way the child is disciplined or the quality of care changes for the child, therefore the child needs to cope with this new change. So the question is whether “intervention-induced changes in mother-child relationship quality and discipline led to short term and long term changes in children’s coping processes?” (Pg. 244, Velez, Wolchik, Tein, & Sandler, 2011) This question brought about

Many countries have conducted research studies concerning how separation and divorce affects children and young adults in cognitive development. It is mutually agreed that over all, children and young adults are recommended to have both parents present while raising the younger generation. This reinforces certain rules and regulations to stay with the child. If children are not raised with the basic principle of “It takes two”, they will most likely develop relationship problems themselves, unable to commit to one person or another, thus leading to depressive tendencies thinking that no one understand or likes them. This research study will enlighten this shadowy area and further worldwide research on cognitive development through the ages. Participants will be paid $5 (USD) upon completion of a written questionnaire survey and/or $10 (USD) upon a face-to-face interview followed by a test like survey. Hopefully, some archival papers may provide some guidance as to how to format final questionnaires and present the final information.

According to the Encyclopedia of Psychology, one half of all marriages in the United States end in divorce. With these one million children are affected each year. Eighty five percent of these children live in single parent households, with the mother being the head of the house. The father is usually distant or does not speak to the children at all. These children are highly affected and experience a great deal of emotional and academic problems. Especially when you compare them to children with non-divorced parents. During adolescence, these children have twice as high as a rate of dropping out of high school, having teenage pregnancy, and experiencing deliquiate behavior. I am not a child of divorce, but a child dear to me is. I have seen firsthand the emotional tear that it can play into a child’s life, and the way it affects a family. Divorce may cause children to grow up anxious and scared. Children may even ask themselves “why me?”, “what can I do?”, and “where should I go from here?”.

A major consequence of parental divorce on children is the negative effects on their psychosocial well-being. In his study, researcher Daniel Potter (2010) studied how divorce affects children’s psychosocial well-being and their academic achievement. Taking data from the “Early Childhood Longitudinal Study – Kindergarten cohort” (ECLS-K), his study spanned from the spring of 1999 to the spring of 2004 (Potter, 2010, p. 935). Potter looked specifically at academic levels of Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 3, and Grade 5 (Potter, 2010). Out of a total sample of 10,061 children, 870 children had parents who were divorced. Potter measured their psychosocial well-being based on reports that were taken from their

Many parents that I know of have divorce in their marriage. Some had good communication and still was able to hold the family together. In my essay, I will be explaining the differences and similarities of two families going through a divorce. I will show the effects that divorce have on children and the parents as a

After the divorce when parents tend to move, this can be a very critical time for the child. Depending on the age at the time they can either see effects from this immediately or later in the child’s development. When parents move more than an hour away from one another is when it tends to affect the children the most. Students from families where one parent has moved typically received less financial support and they worried more about this support and felt more aggression in their interpersonal relations. They also suffered more distress related to the parent’s divorce and perceived their parents

The change in a family dynamic, such as a divorce, will have a huge impact on a child’s development. During childhood, divorce in a child’s early life is one of the most stressful life events that can occur. Although, all children are not affected, majority of children are more likely to become affected and have a negative impact when it comes to their social and cognitive development. According to Velez et al (2011), “evidence shows that factors such as parental warmth, acceptance, support, family cohesion and firm rule enforcement are positively associated with engagement efforts and negatively associated with disengagement efforts” (pp. 245). At a young age, if children are experienced with a change in their family dynamic, this will lead

This hypothesis is developed by looked at past research by psychologists like Whitehead and Kennedy whose research suggests that a child’s self-esteem is harmed due to lack of secure attachment and positive reinforcement because the focus during their development is on the separation of the parents. They tested their hypothesis not through experimentation but by taking a surveys of a ninth grade Alabama class, taking sixty random ones from children of separated parents and the same for children of married parents and using the Culture-free Self-esteem Inventory to collect information on participants’ various areas of self-esteem. The self-esteem scores from the surveys concluded that children of divorced parents had lower self-esteem by a noticeable amount, showing that there are long-term, negative consequences of separation on a child. These results confirmed the authors’ hypothesis. However, the way the study was conducted leaves room for error. The students were given a couple of days to complete the survey, giving them time to share their answers with one another and change their answers either to try to seem like they’re normal (social desirability) or to try to give the answer

The author of the article The Effects of Divorce on Children: Married and Divorced Parents’ Perspectives has a Bachelors of Arts in psychology from San Diego University. She also has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Loma Linda University. (Faculty Profile) The publishing company is a group of renowned companies joined together to provide accurate scholarly information to the population. (Taylor and Francis)

learn communication skills and develop characteristics that affect how we interact with other people throughout our lives.”(O’Hair et al. 183). I appreciate the point of view given by the authors. It explains the power our parents have in our lives even after we leave their physical embrace. Our whole live what we learn about our relationships and how we act in them come from our parents. In my case I feel that having divorced parents helps me in relationships. I say this because I get to look at what went wrong in my parents’ relationship and remind myself not to follow suit.

There are many variables when it comes to children that come from divorced parents because of the different age groups that it can affect. There are many corners to cover and many questions that can be asked. Some of these questions are: What are the effects that divorce can have on a child? How is a two parent family different from a broken family? Is there an age group in children that handles divorce better than others? Can having siblings make the moments of distress any easier? Finally, my research question would be, what are the factors that contribute to children that are affected by divorce? Is there a scientific evidence behind these factors?

Divorce is accumulating at a faster rate in the United States than any other time in history, with half of all marriages ending in divorce. It is now time to wonder whether this will have any impact on the children of the divorced. But what exactly are the consequences of being raised by one parent? Children of divorced parents are at a disadvantage compared to children with two married parents because they are more vulnerable to an addiction and/or substance abuse problem, less likely to continue school, posses destructive behavior issues, and acquire more susceptibility to psychological problems.