Long-term effects of divorce on children: A developmental vulnerability model.
- 1 October 1987
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 57 (4) , 587-600
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-0025.1987.tb03574.x
Abstract
Research and clinical work with children of divorce have focused primarily on parental separation as a traumatic event and its effects on children as a crisis situation. The present paper, based on clinical experience, considers potential long-term problems of these children in key developmental areas: handling anger and aggression, separation-individuation, and gender identity. Implications for prevention and service delivery are presented.Keywords
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