Children of divorce: Predictors of change following preventive intervention.

Garvin, Vicki; Leber, Douglas; Kalter, Neil

doi:10.1037/h0079269

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“…Comparisons on categorical variables were carried out by v 2 test, while the differences between the mean values of continuous data for different groups were analyzed with the non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test. Three cutoff points of the total CDI score were introduced in order to roughly identify subgroups at risk of developing depressive disorders: the cutoff points of 19 and 13, using evidence of the existing literature [15,19,26,31,35], as well as the cut-off of 15, which corresponded to the 90th percentile of the present study's population. A significance level of 0.05 was applied in all comparisons.…”

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Screening for children’s depression symptoms in Greece: the use of the Children’s Depression Inventory in a nation-wide school-based sample

Giannakopoulos

Kazantzi

Dimitrakaki

et al. 2009

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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Screening for children’s depression symptoms in Greece: the use of the Children’s Depression Inventory in a nation-wide school-based sample

Giannakopoulos

Kazantzi

Dimitrakaki

et al. 2009

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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“…The way they constructed these explanations and how these changed over time with added insights about probable causes for the separation, likely reflected their own increased awareness of, and growing experience with, separation. It is also possible their meaning making of the separation may have been accelerated by being part of the study and being asked to think about that very question (Garvin et al, 1991).…”

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“…Consequently, little can be concluded about the impact of a grief perspective being incorporated into the design, and whether this improves outcomes or facilitates change in a more effective manner. With these limitations aside, what is nonetheless consistently reported in the evaluation of children's programs is that attendance makes a positive difference for children's adjustment to separation (Botha & Wild, 2013;Garvin, Leber, & Kalter, 1991;Haine, Sandler, Wolchik, Tein, & Dawson-McChire, 2003;Higginbotham, Skogrand, & Torres, 2010;Mazur Abel, Chung-Canine, & Broussard, 2013;Pedro-Carroll, 2005;Regev & Ehrenberg, 2012).…”

Section: Use Of Grief Models In Clinical Application For Children Of mentioning

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“…Being part of the interviews therefore may have facilitated, or hastened, their development of a rationalization for why parents separate in the hypothetical sense and why, by extension, this happened to them. Garvin, Leber, and Kalter (1991) found that children specifically benefited from the opportunity of making sense of the event of separation within their family. Attending a group recovery program, they claim, assists with this process.…”

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“…Furthermore, children are thought to benefit from the opportunity to make their own meaning of the event of separation (Garvin, Leber, & Kalter, 1991), which the interview process sought to facilitate. The study design was, therefore, in keeping with contemporary research views concerning children generally, and separation specifically.…”

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Two homes that used to be one: What has grief got to do with it?

Wigginton¹

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Despite five decades of extensive international research into children's adjustment following parental separation, little has been empirically established about the way in which children navigate this process. Furthermore, the use of children's direct reports about their experience is significantly underrepresented in the literature. Situated within a Social Constructionist framework, this thesis seeks to explore children's direct reports about their experiences during the first two years of separation. The aims of this thesis are twofold: firstly, to gain an understanding of children's experiences of adjustment following a separation based on their own reports; and secondly, to explore the extent to which a grief perspective, the Dual Process Model (DPM), assists in the understanding of these experiences.A qualitative design, utilizing an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) approach was adopted to ensure rich data would be gathered in exploring children's accounts of their own experiences. In-depth semi-structured interviews were utilized in keeping with IPA which were complemented with a range of developmentally appropriate creative mediums, such as drawing, storytelling and symbolic use of figurines. The intent was to facilitate children's expression of their experiences in offering several modalities to complement the interview process. All interviews were video recorded to capture the detail of interviews, such as silence and pauses, which were relevant to understanding the transcripts.Recruitment was initially conducted through a community based organization which was later supplemented by other recruitment sources. The final sample comprised four families, all within the first two years of separation. Seven children, aged between seven and 13 years, took part in interviews. Six parents from these four families also elected to take part in parent interviews.These parent interviews allowed another perspective/s to be gained regarding a child's unique family context and adjustment. Interviews were conducted at two points through the study, approximately six months apart. In keeping with IPA, allowing participants to talk of how their experiences changed over time was significant.Thematic analysis was first applied to the children's data, using the transcripts from both interviews. The themes were then explored against the DPM to understand the extent to which this model assisted in making sense of children's experiences.Thematic analysis resulted in the following themes being identified. Firstly, in keeping with IPA, children were asked to talk of their understanding of the separation. The Meaning of Separation thematically groups both their literal explanations of the word 'separation' and also the more complex and deeper levels of meaning they attributed to the term. Secondly, children talked about a sense of feeling Alone during the initial period of hearing about the separation, despite being around family and friends who might have been trying to interact with them. This sense of iii ...

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Depression in anxious children: Possible factors in comorbidity

Manassis

Menna

1999

Depress. Anxiety

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Children of divorce: Predictors of change following preventive intervention.

Cited by 25 publications

References 21 publications

Screening for children’s depression symptoms in Greece: the use of the Children’s Depression Inventory in a nation-wide school-based sample

Screening for children’s depression symptoms in Greece: the use of the Children’s Depression Inventory in a nation-wide school-based sample

Two homes that used to be one: What has grief got to do with it?

Depression in anxious children: Possible factors in comorbidity

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