Adolescents with a childhood experience of parental divorce: a longitudinal study of mental health and adjustment

Størksen, Ingunn; Røysamb, Espen; Moum, Torbjørn; Tambs, Kristian

doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2005.01.001

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“…For example, teenage motherhood (Jaffee, Caspi, Moffitt, Belsky, & Silva, 2001;Moffitt, 2002), marital breakup (Storksen, Roysamb, Moum, & Tambs, 2005), and family structure (Bramlett & Blumberg, 2007) have all been linked to emotional well being and problem behavior in children. Indeed, the World Health Organization urges member states to reduce teenage pregnancy rates (World Health Organization, 2012), and in many countries governments endorse policies that incentivise families to stay together rather than separate (Jaffee, Moffitt, Caspi, & Taylor, 2003).…”

Section: The Effects Of the Family Environment On Child Wellbeingmentioning

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Accounting for genetic and environmental confounds in associations between parent and child characteristics: A systematic review of children-of-twins studies.

McAdams

Neiderhiser

Rijsdijk

et al. 2014

Psychological Bulletin

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Parental psychopathology, parenting style, and the quality of intra-familial relationships are all associated with child mental health outcomes. However, most research can say little about the causal pathways underlying these associations. This is because most studies are not genetically informative and are therefore not able to account for the possibility that associations are confounded by gene-environment correlation. That is, biological parents provide not only a rearing environment for their child but also contribute 50% of their genes. Any associations between parental phenotype and child phenotype are therefore potentially confounded. One technique for disentangling genetic from environmental effects is the Children-of-Twins (CoT) method. This involves using datasets comprising twin parents and their children to distinguish genetic from environmental associations between parent and child phenotypes. The CoT technique has grown in popularity in the last decade and we predict that this surge in popularity will continue. In the present article we explain the CoT method for those unfamiliar with its use. We present the logic underlying this approach, discuss strengths and weaknesses and highlight important methodological considerations for researchers interested in the CoT method. We also cover variations on basic CoT approaches, including the extended-CoT method, capable of distinguishing forms of geneenvironment correlation. We then present a systematic review of all of the behavioral CoT studies published to date. These studies cover such diverse phenotypes as psychosis, substance abuse, internalizing, externalizing, parenting and marital difficulties. In reviewing this literature we highlight past applications, identify emergent patterns, and suggest avenues for future research.Keywords: children-of-twins; gene-environment correlation; intergenerational transmission; parenting; psychiatric epidemiology.Theories of parenting propose that parents impact the development of their children in a variety of ways: At one level parental characteristics are predictive of child characteristics -many traits tend to run in families and this is often interpreted as evidence for the impact of parent behavior on child development. For example, anxious parents often rear anxious children (Murray et al., 2008) and it has been suggested that this is because children learn such behavior from their parents (Murray et al., 2008;Rachman, 1977;. Proponents of social learning theory (Bandura, 1977) might suggest that this learning occurs via processes of imitation and modelling, and evidence also indicates that the learning process can be more direct and involve the verbal transmission of information from parent to child (Field & Purkis, 2011).Although children may learn behaviors through imitating and listening to their parents, parents often seek to influence their children's behavior in more direct ways, through the parenting behaviors that they direct towards their child. For example, the punishment and praise of chil...

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Section: The Effects Of the Family Environment On Child Wellbeingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Accounting for genetic and environmental confounds in associations between parent and child characteristics: A systematic review of children-of-twins studies.

McAdams

Neiderhiser

Rijsdijk

et al. 2014

Psychological Bulletin

166

141

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“…A manutenção dos desajustes e/ou ressentimentos e das decepções com uma das figuras parentais é frequentemente associada nos estudos com a diminuição da qualidade da parentalidade exercida após o divórcio (Dunn, 2004;Reiter et al, 2013). A maioria dos estudos ressalta a importância da manutenção dos vínculos do progenitor não-residente com seus filhos (Kelly e Emery;Ruschena et al, 2005;Storken et al, 2005), sem, no entanto, utilizar o referencial winnicottiano.…”

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“…O divórcio parental e suas repercussões tem têm sido foco frequente de pesquisas entre estudiosos da infância e da adolescência, que identificam nesta nessa transição familiar um campo vulnerável ao aparecimento nos filhos de ressentimentos, decepções e sintomas, especialmente os desajustes no comportamento (Hetherington e Stanley-Hagan, 1999;Storken et al, 2005;Wallerstein e Kelly, 1998). Embora o divórcio parental seja considerado uma transição que coloca os jovens em risco, pesquisas apontam também que muitos filhos se tranquilizam após a separação, ao se moverem de uma situação familiar conflituosa para uma situação mais harmônica (Amato e Afifi, 2006;Hetherington e Stanley-Hagan, 1999;Lansford et al, 2006;Raposo et al, 2011).…”

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Deprivação e a tendência antissocial no adolescente face ao divórcio parental

Hack¹,

Ramires²

2014

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Resumo. Este estudo buscou identifi car indicadores de deprivação em adolescentes que vivenciaram o divórcio parental nos últimos dois anos de suas vidas e apresentavam sinais de tendência antissocial em seu comportamento. De acordo com a literatura revisada, desajustes no comportamento se manifestam quando houve algum tipo de ruptura na continuidade dos cuidados exercidos pelo ambiente, ocasionando o estado de deprivação. Numa abordagem qualitativa, utilizou-se o delineamento de Estudos de Casos Múltiplos, tendo sido avaliados três adolescentes, de 12, 13 e 15 anos de idade, assim como seus pais e mães, com base em entrevistas semiestruturadas e testes projetivos. Os resultados sugerem uma associação entre os sintomas desses adolescentes e as rupturas e descontinuidades dos cuidados parentais. Foram detectadas não só possíveis vivências de deprivação no contexto do divórcio, mas também na primeira infância desses adolescentes. Palavras-chave: comportamento antissocial, adolescente, divórcio.Abstract. The aim of this study was to identify deprivation indicators in adolescents who experienced parental divorce in the last two years of their lives and showed signs of antisocial behavior. According to the literature, behavior problems are manifested when there is some kind of break in the continuity of parental care, leading to a deprivation state. A qualitative approach was adopted, based on Multiple Case Studies design. Three teenagers, aged 12, 13 and 15 years old were evaluated, as well as their parents, based on semi-structured interviews and projective tests. The results suggested an association between adolescents' symptoms and parental care breaks and discontinuities. Possible experiences of deprivation were detected, not only in the context of divorce, but also in early childhood.

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“…The conclusions of these studies suggest that the recentness of parental divorce can have profound effects on a child's mental and social well-being. For example, some studies have cited disruptions in the parent-child relationship and increased levels of depression and anxiety that accompany parental divorce (Cooney, 1994;Størksena, Røysamba, Moumc, & Tambsa, 2005 Furstenberg (1989) found that the effects of parental divorce on the child's general feelings of dissatisfaction and disinterest in life were almost completely confined to those who experienced parental divorce within 6 years. Furthermore, one study found that the levels of distress following parental divorce tend to dissipate within 18 months to 2 years (Aseltine, 1996).…”

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Parental Divorce Among Young and Adult Children: A Long-Term Quantitative Analysis of Mental Health and Family Solidarity

Uphold-Carrier

Utz

2012

Journal of Divorce & Remarriage

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Adolescents with a childhood experience of parental divorce: a longitudinal study of mental health and adjustment

Cited by 119 publications

References 38 publications

Accounting for genetic and environmental confounds in associations between parent and child characteristics: A systematic review of children-of-twins studies.

Accounting for genetic and environmental confounds in associations between parent and child characteristics: A systematic review of children-of-twins studies.

Deprivação e a tendência antissocial no adolescente face ao divórcio parental

Parental Divorce Among Young and Adult Children: A Long-Term Quantitative Analysis of Mental Health and Family Solidarity

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