title: Children's adjustment during custody/access disputes: relation to custody arrangement, gender and age of child.
abstract: The adjustment of pre-school and latency age children, at the time of a custody/access dispute between their parents, was studied in relation to the children's age, sex and whether they were living with a parent of the same or the opposite-sex. Few adjustment problems were noted; however, older children and boys were more vulnerable. Sex of custodial parent did not predict children's adjustment.
authors.affiliation: Family Court Clinic, Toronto, Ontario.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Fidler
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Saunders
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002655:Child Custody / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002667:Child Reactive Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D009864:Ontario; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012737:Sex Factors