Effects of divorce on children
In the above research topic, the researcher is attempting to discover the effects that divorce has on children. The rationale for the topic is that there is an increase in divorce rates in society, and the couples who are divorcing are young couples leaving behind children younger than ten years or teenagers. The questions to include that will help in the successful completion of the research study include
What are the negative and positive effects of divorce on children?
Should parents avoid divorce until the children are over eighteen years?
What are some of the reasons that lead parents into divorce?
Peer-Reviewed article
Oren, D., & Hadomi, E. (2020). Let’s Talk Divorce-An Innovative Way of Dealing with the Long-Term Effects of Divorce through Parent-Child Relationships. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 61(2), 148-167.
In the above peer-reviewed article, the authors state that divorce has negative effects on children. Among the effects highlighted is that divorce causes cognitive development issues, especially if the children are young. Their academic performance in school will deteriorate. Behavioral effects are also part of the identified challenges when parents are divorcing. The children will engage in unhealthy behaviors such as alcohol abuse or substance abuse. The authors identify that these negative effects are long term because the parent-child relationship would have been jeopardized, which are the stressors to these negative behavior. I agree with the authors’ discussions and points that they raise. Parenting is a two-way thing and a child cognitively grows when the parents are around. Furthermore, before divorce, there has been constant negative actions such as fighting that are going on before the children and the children see what theior parents are doing. These contributes to the distorted relationships that the children have with their parents before divorce.