Este trabajo persigue describir cómo es la implicación paterna tras el divorcio en familias en que niños y niñas viven con su madre tras la ruptura. Entrevistamos a 96 niños y niñas (6-12 años) acerca de su experiencia del divorcio parental y en concreto, su relación con el padre tras la separación (frecuencia de contactos,…

El proceso de separación, divorcio o ruptura es vivido por la familia como uno de los eventos vitales más estresantes. Como tal, puede repercutir en la salud mental y física de todos sus miembros, y especialmente en el bienestar de los hijos (p.e., Amato y Keith, 1991; Troxell y Mathews, 2004). Así, diferentes autores, han…

Los objetivos del estudio fueron examinar por primera vez en una muestra española diferencias en la calidad de vida infantil en función de la estructura familiar, y averiguar si la calidad de vida de los niños con padres divorciados difiere en función de la conflictividad interparental después del divorcio. Diseño transversal descriptivo. Participaron 1.025 niños…

O presente artigo procura relacionar e analisar evidências empíricas e teóricas sobre o impacto e os fatores associados ao impacto da separação ou divórcio dos pais no ajustamento da criança. Realizou-se uma revisão agregativa da literatura, recorrendo às palavras-chave “divorce adjustment”, “child divorce” e “divorce impact”, nas bases de dados JSTOR, PsycInfo, SciELO e…

We examined to what extent internalizing and externalizing problems at age 3 preceded and predicted parental divorce, and if divorce and the time lapse since divorce were related to internalizing and externalizing problems at age 12. Parental ratings of internalizing and externalizing problems were collected with the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) in a large sample…

This study attempted to assess the notion that a ‘‘good divorce’’ protects children from the potential negative consequences of marital dissolution. A cluster analysis of data on postdivorce parenting from 944 families resulted in three groups: cooperative coparenting, parallel parenting, and single parenting. Children in the cooperative coparenting (good divorce) cluste…

The potential effect of parental separation during early adolescence on adolescent externalizing and internalizing problems was investigated in a longitudinal sample of adolescents (n = 1274; mean age = 16.27; 52.3% girls). Pre-separation mental health problems were controlled for. Building on a large number of studies that overall showed a small effect of parental separ…

A growing number of children live in single-parent families, which seems to be associated with negative effects on a child’s health. Little is known about the health of children in cohabiting two-parent families that are also increasingly common, and more susceptible to family break-up than married two-parent families. This study seeks to determine if family…

This study examined whether the New Beginnings Program for divorced families led to improvements in youth’s educational goals and job aspirations 6 years following participation and tested whether several parenting and youth variables mediated the program effects. Participants were 240 youth aged 9 to 12 years at the initial assessment, and data were part of…

Divorce in America affects children of every ethnic background, religion, and socioeconomic status. Approximately 50% of all first marriages will end in divorce, with over 1 million children being affected per year. The most recent data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveal a divorce rate in 2009 of 3.4 per…