Link: Johns Hopkins Gazette article about Fomby and Cherlin, "Family Instability and Child
Well-Being," American Sociological Review, April, 2007.
LONG LASTING EFFECTS OF DIVORCE
[From the Smart Marriages listserv, posting "Military Marriages/UK Marriage Rate/Effects of Divorce/Candidate Watch - 2/23/07"]
> Children of Divorce Still Feel Effects Twenty Years Later
> February 22, 2007
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FamilyResults of Parental Relationships Seen Across Multiple Generations
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Los Angeles - infoZine -
A new study has shown that the effects of divorce on
> children may last for decades, influencing family relationships across
> multiple generations. Parental conflict, remarriage and long-term parental
> absence due to divorce can each have long-term effects on children. The study
> appears in the March issue of Family Process.
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Correlations with Other Factors: Age | Alcoholic parents | Children of Divorce Getting Divorced
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Cohabitation | Current Events| Gender of Children | Laws | Marriage education programs | Occupation | Poverty | Race | Region | Religion | Smoking | Unrealistic Expectations
Effects on Society: Domestic Violence | Social-Economic-Taxpayer Costs | Effects on Black Community
Effects on Divorced People: Domestic Violence | Economic | Happiness | Physical and Mental Health
Effects on Children: Generally | Child Abuse | Poverty | Crime | Crime | Physical Health | Mental Health/Behavioral | Social Skills/Adjustment | Suicide | Teen & single parenthood | Exposure to family
conflict | Stepfamilies | African American Children
Other: Summary of Our Findings So Far| Causes of individual divorces
