Annotated Bibliography
Brand, J. E., Moore, R., Song, X., & Xie, Y. “Parental divorce is not uniformly disruptive to children’s educational attainment.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116.15, 2019. 7266-7271. Web.
Children with divorced parents typically perform worse academically than children with married parents. However, not every child reacts the same way to their parents getting divorced. Researchers have concentrated on how the likelihood of parental divorce and its effects on children’s educational outcomes varied. They discovered that parental divorce had a significant detrimental impact on children whose parents were unlikely to split on academic achievement, particularly college attendance and completion.
Harold, Gordon T., and Leslie D. Leve. “Parents as partners: How the parental relationship affects children’s psychological development.” How Couple Relationships Shape Our World. Routledge, 2018. 25-56. Web.
The importance of the relationship between spouses in creating either favorable or bad child development outcomes is highlighted in this chapter. In the past, the main goal of family intervention has been to encourage good parenting habits and reduce the harmful effects children may experience from damaged family relationships. Children of all ages are known to be at risk for adverse psychological effects when their families break down. Research has identified various household effects as risk factors for children’s deficient psychological growth.
Hashemi, Ladan, and Halleh Homayuni. “Emotional divorce: Child’s well-being.” Journal of Divorce & Remarriage 58.8, 2017. 631-644. Web.
The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS) and the Aggressiveness Survey were used to measure the rates of depression, anxiety, stress, and hostility in children as a result of parental emotional separation. Compared to children of parents who were legally divorced, children of psychologically divorced parents had a much greater degree of emotional and behavioral problems. They reported higher levels of anger, tension, anxiety, and depression. As a result, it was determined conclusively that an emotional divorce is more detrimental than a formal divorce. The contrasts between families who are officially and emotionally divorced, as well as the range of behavioral and emotional responses in their kids, are examined.
Hadfield, K., Amos, M., Ungar, M., Gosselin, J., & Ganong, L. “Do changes to family structure affect child and family outcomes? A systematic review of the instability hypothesis.” Journal of Family Theory & Review 10.1, 2018. 87-110. Web.
As their parents enter and exit relationships, many children go through many family changes. According to the instability hypothesis, stress is a mediator of family transitions, and it affects children’s development negatively. To assess the strength of the supporting evidence for this theory, researchers conducted a systematic review. There was some evidence in support of the instability theory, but several studies also found no proof or evidence that only applied to particular groups, types of transitions, or outcomes. The findings point to the need to undertake this research in a more extensive range of circumstances, examine the effects of fathers’ changes, include more varied sorts of outcomes, and empirically and conceptually distinguish relationship creation from breakdown.
Kunz, Jenifer. “Parental divorce and children’s interpersonal relationships: A meta-analysis.” Divorce and the Next Generation: Perspectives for Young Adults in the New Millennium. Routledge, 2018. 19-47. Web.
Fifty-three publications that examined the interpersonal connections between kids from divorced homes and kids from permanently entire dwellings were included in this meta-analysis. Compared to complete households, children from divorced families had more positive sibling connections. Children from mixed-race samples had more negative associations with other kids than kids from white pieces. Older children from divorced homes had better mother-child relationships than younger children did. Comparing individuals born in more recent decades to those studied more recently, the quality of relationships is poorer. More robust evidence for a lower level of interpersonal interactions was produced by representative datasets and research using attitude measurements.
Schaan, V. K., Schulz, A., Schächinger, H., & Vögele, C. “Parental divorce is associated with an increased risk to develop mental disorders in women.” Journal of affective disorders, 257, 2019. 91-99. Web.
Young adults’ well-being has been shown to be negatively impacted by parental divorce. However, as research utilizing organized clinical interviews is lacking, it is uncertain whether this conclusion is therapeutically applicable. The purpose of this study was to determine whether young adults with divorced parents are more likely to experience mental health problems. Youngsters of divorced and non-divorced parents were compared in terms of parental care, social connectivity, chronic stress, and traumatic events. Compared with younger people with non-divorced parents, young adults with divorced families had an increased chance of disorders.
van der Wal, Reine C., Catrin Finkenauer, and Margreet M. Visser. “Reconciling mixed findings on children’s adjustment following high-conflict divorce.” Journal of child and family studies 28.2, 2019. 468-478. Web.
Despite significant progress, scientific research on the effects of parental separation is conflicting. It varies significantly in its assessments of the severity, longevity, and detrimental effects of parental divorce on their post-divorce development. Researchers propose that effective and dysfunctional recovery following parental separation may not necessarily be an exclusive attempt to elucidate the wide range of data. Children performed self-reported assessments of the adjustment and traumatic effects of divorce. These findings imply that although children exhibit resilience, slightly elevated divorce poses a risk for the affected customer.