Mental Health Outcomes Following Recent Parental Divorce
The Case of Young Adult Offspring
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2346403 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T M Cooney (0000-0001-6744-3875, University of Delaware), Jane Kurz (University of Delaware), Jane McCausland Kurz (0000-0001-6503-6408, University of Delaware) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 495-513 |
| Publication date | 1996-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/019251396017004004 |
| OpenAlex | W2149310954 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 31 |
The role of parental divorce in young adult adjustment has been overlooked in the divorce and developmental literature. This study addresses the association between recent parental divorce and mental health outcomes in young adults aged 18 to 23. Divorce decrees and driver's license registries in a single state were used to draw a sample of 485 White young adults, half of whom had experienced parental divorce within 15 months of the interview and the other half whose parents were still married. Comparison of the two groups indicated that at the bivariate level, parental divorce was associated with poorer mental health outcomes, but only among females. Furthermore, multivariate models estimating depression levels among these youth indicated that the significant effect of parental divorce on females was eliminated once parents' past marital quality was considered. Finally, the analyses indicated that dissatisfaction with current friendships or intimate relationships was predictive of greater depression in both sexes
Bivariate analysis · Developmental psychology · Mental health · Multivariate analysis · Psychiatry · Young adult · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
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| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2025 (27) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |