Children's Reactions to Parental Separation and Divorce
The Views of Children and Custodial Mothers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11228563 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul R Amato (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 610-623 |
| Publication date | 1987-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1987.tb00847.x |
| OpenAlex | W2523388538 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 12 |
Children in two age groups, middle childhood and adolescence, were asked to describe how they felt when their parents separated. Although most children reported negative feelings, others reported neutral or positive feelings. Mothers' reports of their children's reactions also revealed a good deal of diversity. When asked to describe how they felt at the time of the interview, most children claimed to have accepted the situation. However, a small group of children, mainly of primary school age, reported continuing distress
Developmental psychology · Distress · Diversity (politics · Feeling · Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · Sociology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology
Parental Reports of Children's Post‐Divorce Adjustment
Post‐Divorce Family Relationships as Mediating Factors in the Consequences of Divorce for Children
The significance of a child's age at the time of parental divorce
Children of divorce
Family Conflict and Children's Self-Concepts
Parent-Child Interaction
Divorce Outcome Research
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2005 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |