Children of divorce : annotated bibiliography

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[...] The effects of divorce on children. Marriage and Religion Research Institute at FRC 11-12. The article aims to study the extent to which the influences of divorce affect the children of separation and their siblings. The researchers analyse past research to make conclusions about the magnitude of effect divorce has on children of divorce, especially their psychological and emotional wellbeing. This source will be useful in analysing the impact of diverse on the children's relationships and marriage. The results will help me make conclusions on the impact of divorce on either problem in marriages for children of divorce. [...]

[...] The children of divorce experience increased emotional problems including heightened anxiety, anger, lower self-esteem, depression, sadness, less life satisfaction and conflicting loyalties. Further, children of divorce at an age lower than five years are more susceptible to emotional conflicts when their parents separate. The children tend to “regress” to habits taken children of younger ages such as bedwetting. Price, C., & Kunz, J. (2003). Rethinking the paradigm of juvenile delinquency as related to divorce. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 109–133. This study encompassed 72 studies on the paradigm of Juvenile Delinquency. [...]

[...] The study examined the previous research to conclude that children of divorce experience increased psychological well-being problems as they grow up into adulthood. The children of divorce who experienced a first divorce, three-quarters of them, also underwent a second family remarriage and a second parental divorce. The study concludes that the children's psychological well-being reduced as the number of family transitions increased. The study contents with the study by Pryor and Rodgers (2001), which concludes that increased number of family transitions could be more useful in understanding the children's adjustment as opposed to just a single divorce. [...]

[...] Children of divorce have increased the risk of suffering from behavioural and psychological problems; particularly problems related to disobedience, anger and rule violations. The effect of divorce may be similar to those due to death of parents and can affect further growth and advancement of the children. Amato, P. R., & Sobolewski, J. M. (2001). The effects of divorce and marital discord on adult children's psychological well-being. American Sociological Review, 900-921 This source analyses studies that were conducted a decade apart established that the largest effects of divorce on children were externalization, including impulsivity, antisocial behaviours, conduct disorders, and delinquency. [...]

[...] Parental divorce in childhood and demographic outcomes in young adulthood. Demography, 299-318. The study investigated the long-term effect of divorce on children including socioeconomic status, cognitive achievement and emotional problems. The data was derived from the British longitudinal national survey. The study will assist this research assess the effect of divorce on children past the early childhood stage, heading into early adulthood. The source is important because previous studies have mainly focussed on children. A study on early adults will help make a better conclusion about the effects of divorce on the children. [...]