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Parental Divorce and Children's Adjustment
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This article reviews the research literature on links between parental divorce and children's short-term and long-term adjustment. First, I consider evidence regarding how divorce relates to children's externalizing behaviors, internalizing problems, academic achievement, and social relationships. Second, I examine timing of the divorce, demographic characteristics, children's adjustment prior to the divorce, and stigmatization as moderators of the links between divorce and children's adjustment. Third, I examine income, interparental conflict, parenting, and parents well-being as mediators of relations between divorce and children's adjustment. Fourth, I note the caveats and limitations of the research literature. Finally, I consider notable policies related to grounds for divorce, child support, and child custody in light of how they might affect children s adjustment to their parents divorce.
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- Authors
- Lansford, J. E.
- Venue
- Perspectives on Psychological Science
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2009-03
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 140-152
- ISSN
- 1745-6916 (ISSN-L)
- 1745-6924
- OpenAlex
- W2167017040
- Cited by
- 384
- References
- 103
- FWCI
- 45.87
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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