Assessment for the Stronger, Healthier Psychological Bond in Child-Custody Evaluations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19464898 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard A Gardner (0000-0001-7601-7544, Columbia University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 1-14 |
| Publication date | 1999-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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/j087v31n01_01 |
| OpenAlex | W1508256943 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Evaluators conducting assessments in the context of child-custody disputes often speak about the psychological bonding between each of the parents and the child(ren). An attempt is usually made to assess for the strength of such bonding and compare one parent with the other. Most would agree that this is an important element in such evaluations, so much so that the failure to give it consideration weakens considerably the value of the assessment. The term psychological bond, however, is loosely defined or not defined at all and objective criteria for its assessment are usually not provided. Evaluators will commonly make such statements as: “The child is more bonded with the mother than the father” and “The child's bonding with the father is significantly impaired.”
Bond · Child custody · Criminology · Developmental psychology · Political science · Clinical Psychology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |