The Negative Effects Of Parental Divorce And Its Effects On Children

Divorce is one of the most common happenings in the world experienced by children. Most children go through different adjustments to become comfortable with the fact that their parents are not together anymore. Children of divorced parents are prone to lifelong effects. Seventy-five to eighty percent of children have divorced parents and twenty-five percent of those children have serious social, emotional, or psychological problems for the rest of their life. Most adults think that it is best for parents to stay together for the sake of their child because having two parents in different households can become difficult for the child socially and academically.

The statistics for divorce in the 1990's suggest that nearly sixty percent of marriages end in divorce. Given this startling figure, the assumption can be made that many children will experience some effects caused by the life-changing event called divorce. What is it exactly about divorce that causes negative consequences for these children? In what ways will these children be effected? Will these effects show outwardly? I will attempt to uncover some of the complexities surrounding these psychological questions in the following text. The unsettling fact is: young children of divorced parents face great psychological challenges due to the environmental conditions and changes associated with divorce (Wolchik and Karoly 45).

Divorce is a heavy concept that has many implications for those involved. The situation becomes even more consequential when children are considered. As divorce has become more commonplace in society, millions of children are affected by the separation of the nuclear family. How far-reaching are these effects? And is there a time when divorce is beneficial to the lives of the children? This paper will examine some of the major research and several different perspectives regarding the outcomes of divorce for the children involved, and whether it can actually be in the best interest of the kids.

With the large and growing number of divorce rates, research is now discussing the effects it has on the children of divorced parents. Now divorce does not just impact the individuals going through it, but their children as well. Not only do children have to live with one or the other parent, have shared custody, or various other living arrangements that may change, but their entire life that they knew changes. Research is

Most researchers look at how children react and are effected when they experience parental divorce. Divorce is looked at as something “bad” for everyone who is effected by the situation. Divorce in the United States has the highest rate in the world. Over one million people a year get divorced and sixty percent of those divorces effect children (article 2). At the time of the divorce it seems like a horrible experience but, people never think about what would happen if the marriage stayed the way it was. Couples get divorced for many different reasons it could be because there was abuse, fighting, cheating and even if the couple was just no longer in love. “Children appear to be better off in cases in which the divorce substantially reduces

Divorce has many victims; they do not fall under a specific category and do not target a specific gender, age, race, or ethnicity. The effect of divorce on children differs from the effect on the spouses. The reasons for divorce are endless; they have many side effects on the spouses but most importantly affect the children. Divorce is one of the main reasons for disruption in our communities. Regardless of the reason, divorce always harms the children’s decisions, personalities, and futures.

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?”.

In modern day society, many people are finding it is becoming more and more acceptable to get a divorce. Even the word family itself has changed so drastically, it’s no wonder divorce is so high. What many people don’t realize is that divorce can possibly have a serious effect on children and their behaviors. Many studies have been conducted and have shown a variety of long term, as well as short term effects that children have developed after they’ve experienced going through divorce, one effect divorce could have on children is the risk of the child developing behavioral issues.

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)

Divorce plays an important factor on the emotional, social and psychological aspects of a child into their young adulthood. The article suggests that when a child has a poor quality relationship with their parents it will follow them into their young adulthood. In high-conflict families children often suffer in their social relationships because they may of developed negative and dysfunctional traits from seeing their parents use the same behavior in conflict. The article suggests that children from divorced families are often more anxious when it comes to being in a relationships and have difficulty forming stable and reliable relationships. Children of divorce see marriage as something that is not a life long commitment and can be ended if

Adolescents around the world often develop many emotional problems after their wellspring separation. Many children around the world blame themselves for their parents’ divorce. They start to feel guilty and look for reasons in themselves for the divorce. Children tend to wonder why this is happening to their family. They will look for reasons, thinking if they parents’ still love each other or if it’s the child’s fault. The feeling of guilt can increase the pressure, which would lead to depression, stress, and other health problems. A study by Mavis Hetherington showed that roughly 30% of children of divorced parents developed serious problems versus 10% of children whose parents stayed married. With children of a younger age, there can be separation anxieties, crying at bedtime, bed-wetting, tantrums, and loss of established self-care skills, all of which can compel parental attention. According to McKinley Irvin 43% of children in America are being raised without their fathers and 75% of children live with their moms because of divorce (Posted on Oct 30, 2012 12:00am PDT. “32 Shocking Divorce Statistics - McKinley Irvin.”Washington Divorce & Family Lawyer, www.mckinleyirvin.com/Family-Law-Blog/2012/October/32-Shocking-Divorce-Statistics.aspx.

The current divorce rate suggests that one out of every two marriages will end in divorce. This paper is a critical literature review that explores the hypothesis that divorce has detrimental effects on children. Six different risks have been suggested to cause the differences in an increased need for help between divorced family children and two-parent family children: parental loss, economic loss, more life stress, poor parental adjustment, lack of parental competence, and exposure to conflict between parents. This paper examines the research on how divorce negatively effects children, and explores the unanswered question of how it effects them through young adulthood.

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,

Divorce might affect the children adversely. And many people don’t get divorce because of fear about how it might affect the children. Regardless of one motivation and willingness about the divorce, the divorce is likely to affect the children in many ways, while many children are upset by a divorce in the beginning. The children of divorce can survive by maintaining a healthy adjustment in their lives.

Nearly one million children will experience divorce each year, and often times we see the repercussions affecting the children more than the couple. Rates of divorce in America have reached 40-50 percent, and can streamline into negative effects on the children including behavior changes, drug abuse or attempting suicide. We also see issues with stress and anger coping skills. One parent households have a higher chance of facing poverty and other hardships. Although parents may be tempted to divorce easily, they should rethink and consider the short and long-term effects that can take a toll on their children.