Which Aspects of Divorce Affect Children

Bibliographic Data

ID4393907
AuthorsDeborah Anna Luepnitz (corresponding author)
Year1979
Volume28
Issue1
Pages79
Publication date1979-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Family Coordinator (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0014-7214 • E-ISSN: 2325-5501
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/583272
OpenAlexW1564489954
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited4

Whereas most research on children of divorce has focused on clinical samples, the present exploratory study examined a normal sample of college students whose parents had divorced before the subjects were 16. Eighty-three percent of the subjects reported feeling stress during at least one phase of the divorce, i.e., predivorce, transition, or post-divorce. Half of the sample experienced most stress during the marital conflict, i.e., pre-divorce. Twenty-five percent were most stressed by post-divorce problems; 8% by transition problems; and 16% reported that the divorce was not a major stressor for them at all. Specific problems subjects faced, as well as coping strategies they employed, are described

Affect (linguistics) · Developmental psychology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Communication · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Psychology · Social Psychology

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