Johnston J R
Center for the Family in Transition, Corte Madera, CA.
Future Child. 1994 Spring;4(1):165-82.
This article reviews available research studies of high-conflict divorce and its effects on children. Interparental conflict after divorce (defined as verbal and physical aggression, overt hostility, and distrust) and the primary parent's emotional distress are jointly predictive of more problematic parent-child relationships and greater child emotional and behavioral maladjustment. As a group, children of high-conflict divorce as defined above, especially boys, are two to four times more likely to be clinically disturbed in emotions and behavior compared with national norms. Court-ordered joint physical custody and frequent visitation arrangements in high-conflict divorce tend to be associated with poorer child outcomes, especially for girls. Types of intervention programs and social policy appropriate for these kinds of families are presented.
本文回顾了关于高冲突离婚及其对子女影响的现有研究。离婚后的父母冲突(定义为言语和身体攻击、公开敌意和不信任)以及主要抚养方的情绪困扰共同预示着更有问题的亲子关系以及子女更大程度的情绪和行为失调。总体而言,与全国标准相比,上述定义的高冲突离婚家庭的子女,尤其是男孩,在情绪和行为方面出现临床问题的可能性要高出两到四倍。在高冲突离婚案件中,法院判决的共同身体监护权和频繁的探视安排往往与更差的子女状况相关,尤其是对女孩而言。文中还介绍了适用于这类家庭的干预项目类型和社会政策。