Children of Divorce: Can We Meet Their Needs?

Benedek, Richard S.; Benedek, Elissa P.

doi:10.1111/j.1540-4560.1979.tb00819.x

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“…A practical reason for broadening our understanding of environmental changes resulting from divorce is that it would provide specifications for the design of needed support systems (cf. Benedek & Benedek, 1979). Reports of the overall efficacy of currently available support systems are vastly overshadowed by pleas for additional supports.…”

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An integrative perspective on children's divorce adjustment.

Kurdek¹

1981

American Psychologist

114

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Children's adjustment to their parents' divorce is discussed as an interaction among four components: (a) current beliefs, values, and'attitudes surrounding modern family life (the macrosystem), (b) social supports available to reduce stresses associated with single parenting and the stability of the pqstseparation environment (the exosystem), (c) the nature of pre-and postseparation family functioning and support systems available to the child (the microsystem), and (d) children's^ individual psychological competencies for dealing with stress (the ontogenic system). Research related to each of the components is summarized, and relevant problems and issues are discussed. Interactions among the four components are briefly outlined, and guidelines for future research are provided.

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An integrative perspective on children's divorce adjustment.

Kurdek¹

1981

American Psychologist

114

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“…Because its emphasis has been on children's adjustment to the stressors accompanying family transitions, research on divorce focuses primarily on the difficulties encountered during the first few years after marital dissolution. Family dissolution is typically characterized as a crisis with profound negative consequences for children and adolescents as well as for their parents (Benedek & Benedek, 1979; Bloom, Asher, & White, 1978). For short-term considerations and for some families, this view may be appropriate.…”

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Long-term influence of divorce and single parenting on adolescent family- and work-related values, behaviors, and aspirations.

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Eccles²

1992

Psychological Bulletin

148

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Following a summary of the relevant divorce research, this article examines possible long-term influences of both divorce and living with a single mother on the development of adolescents' values and plans. We examine how divorce affects children both directly and indirectly through its impact on the mother's resources, attitudes, and socialization goals. Particular focus is placed on those aspects of family interaction that impact on identity formation as it is linked to educational and occupational goals and to gender-role related behaviors associated with marriage, family, and job plans. Possible benefits as well as potential costs of living with a single mother are discussed.

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“…Preventive interventions which directly involve children of divorce have included educational enrichment programs (Crossman & Adams, 1980) and suggestions of divorce-focused units incorporated into school curricula (Benedek & Benedek, 1979). Short-term preventive counseling for children and their families has been provided by the Children of Divorce Project at the Community Mental Health Center of Marin County, California (Kelly & Wallerstein, 1977; Wallerstein & Kelly, 1977) and by the Post-Divorce Clinic of the UCLA Section on Legal Psychiatry (Scheffner & Suarez, 1975; Suarez et al, 1978).…”

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