Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University
Perspect Psychol Sci. 2009 Mar;4(2):140-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-6924.2009.01114.x.
This article reviews the research literature on links between parental divorce and children's short-term and long-term adjustment. First, I consider evidence regarding how divorce relates to children's externalizing behaviors, internalizing problems, academic achievement, and social relationships. Second, I examine timing of the divorce, demographic characteristics, children's adjustment prior to the divorce, and stigmatization as moderators of the links between divorce and children's adjustment. Third, I examine income, interparental conflict, parenting, and parents well-being as mediators of relations between divorce and children's adjustment. Fourth, I note the caveats and limitations of the research literature. Finally, I consider notable policies related to grounds for divorce, child support, and child custody in light of how they might affect children s adjustment to their parents divorce.
本文回顾了有关父母离婚与儿童短期和长期适应之间关系的研究文献。首先,我考虑了有关离婚与儿童的外化行为、内化问题、学业成绩和社会关系之间关系的证据。其次,我考察了离婚的时间、人口统计学特征、离婚前儿童的适应情况以及污名化作为离婚与儿童适应之间关系的调节因素。第三,我考察了收入、父母间的冲突、育儿和父母的幸福感作为离婚与儿童适应之间关系的中介因素。第四,我注意到研究文献的警告和限制。最后,我考虑了与离婚理由、子女抚养费和子女监护权有关的相关政策,以了解它们如何影响儿童对父母离婚的适应。