Divorce and Its Effects on Essay

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Moreover, a gradual increase of divorce rate has been found in this period as well.

Lyons, Linda. "Gallup Tuesday Briefing." Kids and Divorce 1.1 (2002):1-3.

Citing the study of Hetherington and Kelly, Lyons provided a more positive outlook on the effects of divorce as she states that the divorce experience can be a source of empowerment for the children. Lyons also looked at teen's perception and attitude towards marriage and divorce.

Mack, Kristin. "Childhood Family Disruptions and Adult Well-Being: The Differential Effects of Divorce and Parental Death." Death Studies 25.1 (2001): 419-443.

This empirical study, which employed psychological theories, examines family disruptions in general. Findings of the study show that adults who have had experienced parental divorcer are more likely to have lower quality of their own parent-child relationship. But they are more confident and have lower levels of depression as compared to those who have experienced parental deaths.
Storksen, Ingunn et al. "Adolescent adjustment and well-being: Effects of parental divorce and distress." Scandinavian Journal of Psychology 47.1 (2006): 75-84.

Data from 8,984 Norwegian adolescents and parents have shown that the effects of divorce involve anxiety, depression, and even school problems. Actual distress and parental divorce contribute significantly to the distress felt by the child. This finding supports the concept of "double exposure effects."

Family and Consumer Resources. The Effects of Divorce on Children. n.d. University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension. 25 Nov 2006 http://extension.unh.edu/Family/Documents/divorce.pdf.

This website provides another deep die profiling information on children whose parents have divorced. This website shows that the effects of divorce actually vary according to gender, as well as according to the age of the child when s/he has learned about….....

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