In this synthesis of the international literature on psychological aspects of divorce, the causes and consequences of divorce for parents and children are summarized. The majority of parents and children show no major long-term adverse psychological consequences to divorce. Personal and contextual factors that mediate the impact of divorce on parents and children and that may account of the negative impact of divorce on a minority of parents and children are also examined. The impact of mediation and of post-divorce therapy are described and priorities for research and service development identified.
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Journal
Journal of Child Centred Practice
Volume
2
Start Page
101
End Page
113
Copyright (Published Version)
1995 Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children