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Effect of Divorce on Children

Effect of Divorce on Children. Introduction to Family Studies Professor Gager. Effects of divorce on children. Many studies have considered the effect of divorce on children ’ s: scholastic achievement conduct psychological adjustment self esteem social skills

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Effect of Divorce on Children

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  1. Effect of Divorce on Children Introduction to Family Studies Professor Gager

  2. Effects of divorce on children • Many studies have considered the effect of divorce on children’s: • scholastic achievement • conduct • psychological adjustment • self esteem • social skills • relationships with parents • But many consequences are difficult to measure – especially long term effects

  3. Effects of divorce on children • Short-term effects • 1-2 year crisis period • Children’s lives may be disrupted due to sale of family home • Decline in financial status due to high chance that mom now supporting family – possibly without child support possibly having to reenter the job market

  4. Effects of divorce on children • Long-term effects • Many studies find that children from divorced families experience lower levels of well-being across some of these areas than do children from intact families • However, there are many inconsistencies in these studies • Many studies don’t find significant differences between kids in divorced and intact families  

  5. Effects of divorce on children • Long-term effects of divorce on children • Researchers reviewed the literature from 1970 to 1980 find overwhelming evidence that after the initial trauma of divorce: • children are as emotionally well-adjusted as children from intact families.

  6. Effects of divorce on children • Long-term effects of divorce on children • Long-term studies show that after controlling for socioeconomic status (SES), adolescents who have experienced a divorce have only slightly lower levels of adult adjustment. • Adjustment is measured in several ways: • self-control • leadership • responsibility • achievement • aggressiveness • gender-role orientation

  7. Effects of divorce on children • Long-term effects • My new research shows: • Children from high conflict parents who later separate, are less likely to have conflict in their adult relationships … • compared to kids of high conflict parents who stayed together

  8. Effects of divorce on children • Long-term effects • Other researchers, who collected data on families prior to divorce, found: • Many of the problems that associated with children of divorced families were evident before the actual decision to divorce • Thus, researchers argue that conflict between parents is a fundamental factor that harms children’s development and produces behavioral problems

  9. Effects of divorce on children • Long-term effects • In sum, conflict in families may be the cause of children’s problems, not the actual divorce.

  10. Divorce • Summary • Conflict is bad for kids, not necessarily divorce in the long-term • Short-term effects of divorce on children – last 1-2 years • Long-term effects are still debated – more research and better data is needed • Conflict can be the source of negative outcomes for kids – not just divorce

  11. Divorce • Summary

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