Parent's Report of Children's Adjustment to Marital Separation: A Longitudinal Study.

Hodges, William F.; Bloom, Bernard L.

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ERIC Number: EJ305180

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Publication Date: 1984

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Parent's Report of Children's Adjustment to Marital Separation: A Longitudinal Study.

Hodges, William F.; Bloom, Bernard L.

Journal of Divorce, v8 n1 p33-50 Fall 1984

Investigated the behavior of 107 children aged one to 18 following their parents' separation. Younger children were reported to exhibit more acting out, while older children showed more depression. Children whose parents were separated or who remarried after 18 months were more maladjusted than children whose parents divorced.

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Child Development, Children, Divorce, Elementary Secondary Education, Longitudinal Studies, Marital Instability, Preschool Education, Remarriage, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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