The Effects of Divorce on Perceived Self-Efficacy and Behavioral Control in Elementary School Children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19464300 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Linda Farris Kurtz (McGill University), Linda Kurtz (McGill University), Jeffrey L Derevensky (0000-0001-6947-2987, McGill University) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 75-94 |
| Publication date | 1994-03-07 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Divorce & Remarriage (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1050-2556 • E-ISSN: 1540-4811 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j087v20n03_06 |
| OpenAlex | W2052580350 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 10 |
The present study investigated the effects of divorce on children's perceived self-efficacy (child reports) and behavioral control (parental reports). Seventy-six middle class elementary school children from both intact and divorced (disrupted) families participated. A multivariate classification system was employed to obtain behavioral profiles of children. Cognitive, physical, and social aspects of children's perceived self-efficacy, overt interparental hostility and specitic family environment characteristics were assessed. Data were analyzed using a multiple regression model. Divorced families reported being significantly less supportive of one another, as the family environment characteristic of cohesion was found to be a significant predictor of marital/family status. Level of parental conflict and control illustrated a trend toward significance as predictors of marital status. As expected, children who experienced family disruption showed comparatively lower levels of cognitive self-efficacy than those from intact families. However, children from disrupted families displayed comparatively higher levels of physical or athletic self-efficacy. No significant differences between disrupted versus intact families were found in terms of parental reports of children's behavior
Cognition · Developmental psychology · Hostility · Marital status · Multivariate analysis · Population · Psychiatry · Self-efficacy · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Psychology · Social Psychology
Family background and academic achievement
Access by Noncustodial Parents
Children of divorce in the 1990s
Determinants of academic self-efficacy in different socialization contexts
Relationships Between Coping Resources and Strategies in Children with Divorced and Nondivorced Parents
The Power of Family? Change in Academic Achievement After Breakdown of the Biological Family
Prevention of Depressive Symptoms in Preadolescent Children of Divorce
Parental Divorce
A Child’s Hidden Struggles
Children of Divorce
Using machine learning algorithms to predict students' general self-efficacy in Pisa 2018
The role of future unpredictability in human risk-taking
Stress and life events during childhood and adolescence
Stress
Marital discord and childhood behavior problems
Teachers' Generalized Expectations of Children of Divorce
Perceived family climate, psychological adjustment, and peer relationship of black adolescents
Correlates of children's long-term adjustment to their parents' divorce
Self-efficacy expectancy, outcome expectancy, and outcome value
Family Process and Children's Functioning during Divorce
The Relationship of Marital Support, Conflict, and Divorce to Parent Perceptions, Behaviors, and Childhood Conduct Problems
Marital Disruption, Parent-Child Relationships, and Behavior Problems in Children
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1996 - 2025 (30) |
| Highly cited | No |