Cooney Teresa M, Smyer Michael A, Hagestad Gunhild O, Klock Robin
Department of Individual and Family Studies.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 1986 Jul;56(3):470-477. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.1986.tb03478.x.
Developmental differences in reactions to parental divorce have not been examined beyond adolescence, and the impact of divorce on older offspring has thus been minimized. Central themes that emerged from an exploratory study of 18-to-23-year-olds suggest that the break-up of their parents' marriage represents a critical event deserving of further attention from researchers and clinicians.