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Divorce can affect both the people getting divorced and any children they may have in both the short and long term. After a divorce, the couple often experiences effects including decreased levels of happiness, [1] a change in economic status, and emotional problems. The effects on children can include academic, behavioral, and psychological ...
Judith Wallerstein. Judith Wallerstein (December 27, 1921 – June 18, 2012) was a psychologist and researcher who created a 25-year study on the effects of divorce on the children involved. [1] [2] She received a number of prominent awards and honors and wrote four best selling books. [1] [3] Judith Wallerstein was born on December 27, 1921 ...
Family disruption is a term referring to events that disrupt the structure of individual families. These events include divorce, legal separation, and parental death, [1] out of home placement, [2] and deployment. [2] Researchers have been studying the effects on youth for decades. Some studies suggest that juveniles who have experienced more ...
Behind every divorce is a unique and painful story. Whereas no two divorces are quite the same, when kids are involved, there is a common certainty: You will, at some point, have to tell them ...
5. "For me it was always awkward spending time with my father. It felt forced. Most of the time, we would end up watching TV for two to three days before heading back to my mother’s house.
Experts say kids can benefit from a "bird nesting" situation where the kids stay in the house post-divorce, and the parents travel between two homes.
[citation needed] Many of the studies that have shown the negative effects of a father's absence on children have not taken into account other factors that potentially contribute such as the child's characteristics and relationship with the parents before the separation, the child's gender, and the family environment before the separation.
A divorce may result in the parent and children moving to an area with a higher poverty rate and a poor education system, because of the financial difficulties of a single parent. Children of divorced parents also on average achieve lower levels of socioeconomic status, income, and wealth accumulation than children of parents who remain married.