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ERIC Number: EJ396962
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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How Marital Dissolution Affects Children: Variations by Age and Sex.
Allison, Paul D.; Furstenberg, Frank F. Jr.
Developmental Psychology, v25 n4 p540-49 Jul 1989
Estimated effects of marital dissolution on several measures of children's well-being at 2 points in time using a nationally representative sample of 1,197 children. Regression estimates suggest that marital dissolution has pervasive, long-lasting effects on problem behavior, psychological distress, and academic performance. (RJC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Children, Divorce, Longitudinal Studies, Sex Differences, Well Being
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Distress