Divorce Statistics and Studies Blog

Children of divorce take more Ritalin

For once, instead of just getting a bunch of newspaper articles which, if we're lucky, name the journal or the university where the author works, we're able to link straight to the actual study on the first try. It's Prevalence of methylphenidate use among Canadian children following parental divorce -- Strohschein 176 (12): 1711 -- Canadian Medical Association Journal. (June 5, 2007).

Remarriage/cohabitation transitions are hard on children

Link: Johns Hopkins Gazette article about Fomby and Cherlin, "Family Instability and Child Well-Being," American Sociological Review, April, 2007.

New article on divorce's effects on adults

Divorce leads to increased depression and drinking for both men and women, although it varies depending on whether there are children, according to The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts summary and critique of the following article, which also measured several other outcomes:

Williams, K. and Dunne-Bryant, A. [2006]. Divorce and Adult Psychological Well-Being: Clarifying the Role of Gender and Child Age. Journal of Marriage and Family, 68, 1178-1196.