The Impact of Divorce on Children

Demo, David H.; Acock, Alan C.

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“…There is evidence that parents' separation or divorce decreases children's wellbeing both during childhood and into adulthood (Baydar 1988;Cooksey 1997;Demo and Acock 1988;McLanahan and Sandefur 1994). Experiencing divorce or separation decreases performance in school, reduces educational attainment (Downey 1995a;Houseknecht and Spanier 1980), and ultimately decreases occupational attainment and mobility (Biblarz and Raftery 1993).…”

Section: Family Disruption and Extended Familymentioning

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Race, Family Structure, and Wealth: The Effect of Childhood Family on Adult Asset Ownership

Keister

2004

Sociological Perspectives

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Section: Family Disruption and Extended Familymentioning

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Race, Family Structure, and Wealth: The Effect of Childhood Family on Adult Asset Ownership

Keister

2004

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“…Le rendement scolaire, utilisé ici comme indicateur d'ajustement psychosocial de l'enfant (Démo et Acock, 1988), appuie cette hypothèse d'un meilleur ajustement des plus jeunes, puisqu'il est plus élevé en français (t(42) = 4,61, p < 0,0001) et en mathématiques (t(40,6) = 4,10, p< 0,0001) chez les 9 à 11 ans que chez les adolescents (14 à 16 ans). Il reste à savoir dans quelle mesure cet effet d'âge est relié à la recomposition familiale comme telle et non pas à une baisse typiquement observée chez l'ensemble des jeunes au moment de la transition adolescente.…”

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“…En effet, cette variable extrafamiliale a souvent été reconnue comme un reflet sensible de l'adaptation fonctionnelle de l'enfant dans son milieu de vie (Cloutier, 1985;Démo et Acock, 1988;Dolto, 1988;Smith, 1990). Dans la présente étude les moyennes en français et en mathématiques au cours du dernier trimestre serviront de mesure du rendement scolaire.…”

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La qualité relationnelle dans la famille recomposée : perspectives du parent et de l’enfant

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Cette recherche porte sur les facteurs associés à la qualité relationnelle dans la famille recomposée. Elle met en relation l'âge de l'enfant, le genre de son parent biologique, le degré de contact avec le parent non gardien et la situation socio-économique familiale avec deux indicateurs de qualité relationnelle : la perception de la qualité du fonctionnement familial et la satisfaction à l'égard de ce fonctionnement. Le rendement scolaire est aussi considéré en tant que mesure du niveau d'adaptation extrafamiliale de l'enfant. L'échantillon se compose de 45 dyades enfant-parent biologique (17 pères et 28 mères) vivant dans des familles recomposées depuis en moyenne trois ans et huit mois. Aucune des hypothèses n'a trouvé d'appui dans les données issues des perceptions parentales. Deux hypothèses ont été confirmées à partir des perceptions des jeunes : a) les enfants de 9 à 11 ans perçoivent une meilleure qualité relationnelle dans leur famille recomposée que les adolescents de 14 à16 ans; et b) dans leur nouvelle famille, les enfants vivant avec leur mère biologique sont plus satisfaits des relations familiales que ceux qui vivent avec leur père biologique. Les conséquences pour la pratique et pour la recherche sont définies

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“…Individual children arguably vary in their responses, however multiple foundational studies into the impact of divorce on children found that children of divorce experience more difficulties when compared to children from intact families (Amato & Keith, 1991;Demo & Acock, 1988;Kelly, 1993;Wallerstein & Blakeslee, 1989). In their examination of children one year after divorce, Hetherington, Cox, and Cox (1977) found that children from divorced homes were less affectionate and demonstrated more disobedient, demanding, and aggressive behaviors.…”

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“…Demo and Acock's (1988) review of existing research on children of divorce concluded that an extensive number of studies had shown that young children experience temporary to long-term difficulty as a result of divorce.…”

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Effects of Cognitive Versus Cognitive-Behavioral Divorce-Parenting Programs on Parental Conflict, Intimate Violence, Parental Communication, Divorce-Related Parental Behaviors and Children's Behavioral Problems

Whitworth¹

2000

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Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions searching existing data sources, Davis; H°ghwarSuiteT204, Adington VA 22202-4302, and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction PrO)ect [0704-01881, Washington, DC 20503. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave blank!2. REPORT DATE 8.Aug.O0 REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED DISSERTATION TITLE AND SUBTITLE EFFECTS OF COGNITIVE VERSUS COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL DIVORCE -PARENTING PROGRAMS ON PARENTAL CONFLICT, INTIMATE VIOLENCE, PARENTAL COMMUNICATION, DIVORCE-PARENTAL AUTHOR(S)MAJ WHITWORTH JAMES D PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY Further Review of Kramer's Findings 64 SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)THEHypotheses 67 METHODOLOGY OF DIVORCE PARENTING QUASI-EXPERIMENT 70Introduction 70 Independent and Dependent Variables 70Design 72Creation and Standardization of Interventions 76 Sampling Frame 82Sampling 84Measurement 86The Quality of Co-Parental Communications Scale 86The Behavior Rating Index for Children (BRIC) 87The Results showed little differences between the cognitive and cognitive-behavioral courses on the study's dependent variables. Some evidence indicated that the parents who participated in the cognitive-behavioral course reported being slightly better at communicating with each other than parents in the cognitive course. Strong evidence was discovered showing that both courses increased parent's knowledge of divorce-related parenting behaviors from pre-class to post-class. This increase in knowledge was still evident at xv three-month follow-up. Parents in both classes also reported no increase in intimate violence, as measured by the use of permanent injunctions, between them three months after attending the course. Suggestions for future research are provided including a strong recommendation that clinicians and researchers advocate for judicial and legislative support of the use of true control groups in future investigations of these programs. The study exemplifies the type of outcome focused intervention research that has been shown to be consistently missing in the profession of social work. XVI CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Statement of the ProblemIn many legal jurisdictions today, when parents file for divorce, they are often encouraged or mandated to attend an educational program on parenting after divorce. These court-endorsed divorce parenting education programs have emerged as a community-based effort to reduce the negative impact of divorce on children and their families. Acting on the belief that these programs reduce parental conflict, increase parental sensitivity to their children's post-divorce needs, and improve overall child adjustment to divorce, hundreds of counties nationwide have sanctioned and even mandated their creation and implementation. A1996 survey found that 541 U.S. counties had adopted divorce-parenting programs (Blaisure & Geasler, 1996). By 1998 the number of countie...

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The Impact of Divorce on Children

Cited by 273 publications

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Race, Family Structure, and Wealth: The Effect of Childhood Family on Adult Asset Ownership

Race, Family Structure, and Wealth: The Effect of Childhood Family on Adult Asset Ownership

La qualité relationnelle dans la famille recomposée : perspectives du parent et de l’enfant

Effects of Cognitive Versus Cognitive-Behavioral Divorce-Parenting Programs on Parental Conflict, Intimate Violence, Parental Communication, Divorce-Related Parental Behaviors and Children's Behavioral Problems

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