Relationships between support and adjustment among children of divorce.
In a sample of 102 4th-6th grade urban children of divorce, low to moderate relationships were found between perceived support and child adjustment. This relationship held for several sources of support and across several types of adjustment measures. It was strongest when adjustment was assessed through child self-ratings. Thus, children of divorce who perceived themselves as having more overall support had lower scores on measures of post-divorce difficulties, anxiety, and worry, and higher scores on measures of openness about the divorce and positive resources. The relationships found between support and adjustment among children of divorce suggest a potentially useful role for support in developing preventive interventions for such youngsters.
University of Rochester, New York.
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Cowen
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Pedro-Carroll
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Alpert-Gillis
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D004243:Divorce / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D010556:Personality Tests; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support