Abstract
In this paper, a journal study is compared to a popular review of the research that it covers. The writer notes that the popular review, from Prevention Magazine Online, is a brief overview and embellishes the results of the in-depth study on intervention and skill-building in at-risk families after divorce. Further, the writer points out that the journal study used was "Risk as a Moderator of the Effects of Prevention Programs for Children from Divorced Families".

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In "Risk Moderation of the Effects of Prevention Programs for Children from Divorced Families: A Six-Year Longitudinal Study," Dawson-McClure, Sandler, Wolchik, and Millsap conduct a study of 218 families over 6 years to identify the effects of prevention programs in preventing mental health problems in children from divorced homes. In these studies, the researchers used resilience-building prevention methods, such as effective parenting training, to directly combat the stress and negative experiences that often lead to mental anguish in children."

Tags:developmental, psychology, comparison

Abstract
Although there is little doubt that divorce has a negative impact on the academic achievement of children, the underlying causes of diminished performance are not clearly understood. The following literature review examines a number of recent research studies to help understand potential underlying causes of poor academic performance in children of divorced parents.
Introduction
Literature Review
Conclusion
Bibliography

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"The divorce rate in the United States is rising at an alarming rate. Just after the Civil War, approximately 5% of marriages in the United States ended in divorce. The divorce rate increased to approximately 10% by the 1920s and approximately 35% by the mid 1960's. By 1990, the divorce rate in the United States had risen to 50%. In a span of 125 years, the divorce rate in the United States increased by 900%. These rising divorce rates have undoubtedly had a profound effect on children. In 1988, 15% of all children lived with a divorced or separated parent. Presently, more than one million children per year experience a parental divorce. In the 1960's, almost 90% of children lived in homes with two biological parents. By 1995, approximately 18.9 million children under the age of 18 lived with one."

Tags:separation, single, home, education, school

Abstract
Each year two million children experience the turmoil and emotional intensity of their parents' divorce and struggle to make sense of complex events. They will be forced to adapt to new environments and to less nurturing and attention from their parents. The number of children affected by divorce has more than tripled since 1960. Rates of divorce and remarriage (and in half of remarriages, another divorce) have soared in the United States, and the odds in the U.S. are about 50% now that a divorce will occur in a household before the children have grown up. How children function academically after the divorce is the focus of this essay.

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"Nearly always, the parents who are getting the divorce have less time and emotional capacity for parenting their children. They are involved in their own emotional crisis. For some children this becomes permanent. They have to grow up fast and help hold things together at home. They lose their childhood. As Sun and Li (2002) point out, "divorce had serious negative consequences on the psychological well being of children both before and after the divorce and... these negative effects could not be attributed to the pre-divorce conditions within the family" (cited in Children of Divorce web site)."

Tags:school, parents, poverty, broken, home

Abstract
This paper reviews a longitudinal study conducted by Pennsylvania State University, which reveals that the effects of divorce on children depend on the parents' marriage. Children of couples who fight a lot tend to fare better psychologically and socially after divorce than do the children of couples whose marriages show few outward signs of stress. The author points out that a new book, "The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce,'' by psychologist Judith Wallerstein, based on a recent study, argues that emotional complications are common among adult children of divorced parents, although many of these complications may not be fully evident until decades after the breakup. The paper cites a recent report by Kather and Rembar at Children's Psychiatric Hospital, University of Michigan, that a father lost through divorce is associated with diminished self-concepts in children and that one of the most devastating affects on a child is fear of abandonment by the remaining parent.

Table of Contents
Parent's Marriage, Child Post-Divorce
Implications for a Child's Future
View of Children in a Divorcing Family
A Summary of Effects

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"On the positive side, the researchers found that the adult children of divorced parents have strong survival instincts. The same experiences that hindered relationships were effective in the workplace. The study participants had a good deal of success getting along with difficult people, and those who had mothers who often said one thing and fathers who said another became adept at making up their own minds.
The study also compared the adults from divorced families to 44 adults from intact families. Children of intact marriages took strength from their parents' decision to stay together, the researchers found, even though the marriage may have had conflict and unhappiness similar to those of families that broke up."

Tags:signs, complications, decades, abandon, father

Abstract
The paper posits that many books have been written about divorce, but few have deeply examined the significant negative effects that divorce can have upon children. The paper asserts that the book by psychologist Carl Pickhardt is an important contribution to the subject matter which aims to be comprehensive and to deal directly with the problem of children and divorce from a psychological rather than legal vantage point. The paper argues that Pickhardt's work here fills a critical need in presenting to a general audience the many complex effects of divorce on children, and how parents may be able to mitigate these effects. The paper asserts that Pickhardt's information is sometimes simplistic, but his goal of providing a comprehensive work for the general public is a valid one.

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"Many books have been written in recent years about divorce, but few have deeply examined the significant and generally very negative effects that divorce can have upon children of a divorcing couple. The book by psychologist Carl Pickhardt currently under review here is an important contribution to the subject matter which aims to be comprehensive and to deal directly with the problem of children and divorce from a psychological rather than legal vantage point. Pickhardt's work here fills..."

Tags:divorce, child psychology, parenting

Abstract
This paper examines the problems children face upon the loss of a parent due to divorce or death. The paper provides a literature review which includes long-term studies on the effects of divorce on children. The paper further explains that these effects may include school problems, or more serious issues such as dropping out, drug use and crime. The author cites research that supports the view that the trauma of divorce for children is in some ways more complex and has wider developmental and psychological ramifications than the experience of death. Both death and divorce are extreme experiences in a child's life and both can have a wide range of native psychological and developmental repercussions.

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"The possible long-term impact of divorce can be seen in recent figures which show that children from broken homes are often more prone to drug addiction and the dependency on chemicals. A study by the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta states that, "... 75% of children/adolescents in chemical dependency hospitals are from single-parent families." (A Generation At Risk) The reason for chemical dependency among children from divorced homes can also be linked to the development of behavioral problems that can result for the effect of the loss of a parent. As a finding for the National Center for Health Statistics states: "1 out of 5 children have a learning, emotional, or behavioral problem due to the family system changing." (A Generation At Risk) "

Tags:parental, loss, divorce, death, children

Abstract
This paper examines that impact that the divorce of parents has on the children of the family. It discusses the issues that children face from a social perspective and it illustrates some of the ways in which children can be negatively impacted by the trauma of divorce. The paper concludes that, if not managed properly, divorce can cause significant psychological and social impacts on the affected children for years to come.

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"This finding was confirmed through an extensive twenty-five year study of children who experienced the divorce of their parents and then grew into adulthood, periodically returning to work with the research team to chart their psychosocial development. The study found that the immediate effects of divorce on children were not nearly so significant as the long-term effects, particularly when those children grew old enough to want to try to develop intimate relationships. Anxiety and fear of loss complicated these attempts, very often undermining the chances for interpersonal success and personal satisfaction (Benham 15). From another point-of-view, it would seem that the greatest impact on children from divorce is the long-term effects on the ability of those children to become fully self-reliant adults (Corak 712). It would seem that the specter of the divorce lingers with many of those children for decades, at least, affecting behavior and opportunities for happiness with other people."

Tags:separation, marriage, relationship

Abstract
This paper explains that getting a divorce from one's parents is an extension of the principle that children are legally competent to identify their own best interests in major decisions such as issues regarding education, abortion and foster care. The author points out that the child should have to show proof that he or she has tried counseling and available services for reconciliation and resolving the conflict before seeking a divorce. The paper argues that the child's basic rights take precedence over competing claims and considerations, are self-authenticating and are not based on duties: Parents do not have a fundamental right to determine the course of their child's life.

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"The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was ratified by every country except the United States and Somalia. The U.S. and Somalia refused because they though it was too radical and that the Convention was hostile to the rights of parents. Canada, however, did sign in 1990 and then undertook at all levels of government to abide by its entitlements. Critics point out, and it's true, that the Convention subverts absolute parental authority over their children. Opponents cry it will lead to child anarchy, but the idea that parents own their children has eroded in recent years, and the Convention found it to be paternalistic."

Tags:competent, mediation, necessities, exploitation, parents

Abstract
This paper discusses how the effects of divorce on high school students range from short-term reactions to long-term adjustment, depending upon how the parents respond to their teenage children during and after the breakup. The paper looks at some of the research that has been done on long-term effects of divorce related to teenagers and how divorce effects them socially, emotionally and academically. The paper also explores some of the theories and ideas as they relate to high school students and divorce offered by two of the most prominent social theorists of the 20th century, namely, George Herbert Mead and Charles Horton Cooley.

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"Of course, fewer teenagers of high school age experience parental divorce, due to the fact that most divorces occur when children are younger, usually between the ages of four and seven. But when divorce does happen, the responses of teenagers tend to vary greatly. On the one hand, some teenagers appear to adjust to family disruptions caused by divorce better than younger children, due to being more independent and not in need of as much affection and guidance as their younger counterparts. Some teenagers cope quite well with divorce by "distancing themselves from tensions in the parental relationship and by becoming more involved in their own ambitions and plans for the future" (Smith, 167). Not surprisingly, teenagers of high school age often worry about how the marital failure of their parents might influence their own plans to have a good marriage. More often than not, teenagers are likely to have problems "when they are not free to pursue their own interests and are drawn into loyalty conflicts to choose one parent over the other" (Smith, 168)."

Tags:George, Herbert, Mead, Charles, Horton, Cooley

Abstract
This paper looks at the similarities and differences in children who have grown up in a divorced setting with those that have grown up in a family setting (two parent family). Studies are looked at for proof of results.