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Divorce Psycology Adolescent Child

a. The life-course disruption of divorce.

b. Personal interest in childhood/adolescent

c. Statistical information on divorce rates.

a. Two main effects of divorce: depression &

b. Sleeper effects of divorce: erratic, self-

defeating, conflict avoidance, dread.

c. Research studies on divorce: lowered

socioeconomic status & problems in interpersonal

d. Emotional and psychological issues of divorce:

e. Nicholas H. Wolfinger studies on divorce:

intergenerational transmission of divorce.

f. Two schools of thought: divorce negatively

impacts personal development; healthy development

is possible in a variety of family “structures.”

a. Negative correlation between divorce and

childhood/adolescent development.

b. Synthesized viewpoint of topic.

Childhood parental divorce is one of the most traumatic experiences endured by children and adolescents. Between the ages of six and sixteen, child and adolescent development processes are unfolding and intense. Eric Erikson’s life cycle theory demonstrates the developmental and emotional goals of childhood and adolescence, ones that must be successfully attained in order for healthy development to occur. A serious life-course disruption such as parental divorce interferes with this developmental process and has a deleterious impact on the child and adolescent both at the time of the divorce and in later adulthood (Ross & Mirowsky 1999; Leo 2000).

I am interested in the subject of divorce for two reasons. The first reason is that I, myself, am the product of a divorced home. I remember the emotional trauma, pain, and anger of dealing with my own parents’ separation. Having experienced divorce firsthand allows me to understand the intense emotions that accompany the breakup of one’s intact family life. Thus, by studying the emotional and mental impact of divorce on behavior I may le...

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