Importance of Childhood Psychological Wellbeing on Parental Divorce-Educational Level Relationship
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12968700 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anna Garriga (0000-0001-8263-3626, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, corresponding author), Jorge Martínez Lucena (0000-0001-9687-3057, Universitat Abat Oliba CEU) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 124-124 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of European Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1918-7173 • E-ISSN: 1918-7181 |
| Publisher | Canadian Center of Science and Education (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5539/res.v10n2p124 |
| OpenAlex | W2801776529 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 37 |
Although there is consistent evidence of the negative effects of parental divorce on children’s educational level, the mechanisms and the protective factors that explain the consequences of divorce on children have not been clearly determined. This information is required in order to create effective policies and programs to help children through the divorce process. This study uses the longitudinal data from the British Birth Cohort Study 1970 and structural equation models to test whether family income, maternal supervision, and children’s psychological problems mediate the effect of parental divorce on children’s educational level and to what extent these variables are important protective factors for children through the divorce process. The main aim of this study, however, is to test the importance of children’s psychological well-being on the relationship between parental divorce and children’s educational level. Only two studies noted the importance of children’s psychological well-being theoretically, but were unable to measure it. This study demonstrates empirically that children’s psychological well-being is not a negligible mechanism and that this variable represents a very important protective factor for children of divorce, since the effect of psychological problems on educational level is significantly greater for children from divorced families than for those from intact ones. Although most family policies aimed at divorced families are targeted to improving family income, these findings reveal the need for governments to ensure that all children of divorce have access to programs and interventions designed to improve their psychological well-being
Developmental psychology · Family income · Psychological intervention · Psychological well-being · Structural equation modeling · Test (biology · Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology · Social Psychology
Growing up with a single parent
Testing Structural Equation Models or Detection of Misspecifications?
Marital Disruption and Economic Well-Being
Attachment Security in Infancy and Early Adulthood
The Impact of Mothers' Parenting, Involvement by Nonresidential Fathers, and Parental Conflict on the Adjustment of Adolescent Children
Marriage, Divorce, and Children's Adjustment
The Relation of Parenting Style to Adolescent School Performance
Parental separation and adult psychological distress
Prevention of Divorce-Related Problems in Dutch 4- to 8-Year-Olds
Childhood family structure and schooling outcomes
Family resources as mediators in the relation between divorce and children's school engagement
Parental divorce and subsequent disadvantage
Family dissolution, family reconstitution, and children’s educational careers
Family Structure, Educational Attainment, and Socioeconomic Success
What money can't buy
Family Structure, Parental Practices and High School Completion
Parental divorce and the well-being of children
Marital splits and income changes
Explaining the Higher Incidence of Adjustment Problems among Children of Divorce Compared with Those in Two-Parent Families
The Divorce Process and Young Children's Well-Being
Nonresident Fathers and Children's Well-Being
Mother-Only Families
Family Structure and Child Well-Being
Academic Failure in Secondary School
Family Structure and Children's Psychosocial Outcomes
Linking Mother-Father Differences in Parenting to a Typology of Family Parenting Styles and Adolescent Outcomes
The Causal Effects of Father Absence
Psychosocial Well-Being and the Relationship Between Divorce and Children's Academic Achievement
Research on Divorce
Marital Conflict, Depressive Symptoms, and Functional Impairment
Nonresident Fathers' Contributions to Adolescent Well-Being
Family Structure and Children's Behavioral and Cognitive Outcomes
The Consequences of Divorce for Adults and Children
Divorce Effects' and Causality in the Social Sciences
Trajectories of Failure
Does Family Structure Really Influence Educational Attainment
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |