Abstract
The long-term effects of parental divorce on individuals' mental health after the transition to adulthood are examined using data from a British birth cohort that has been followed from birth to age 33. Growth-curve models and fixed-effects models are estimated. The results suggest that part of the negative effect of parental divorce on adults is a result of factors that were present before the parents 'marriages dissolved. The results also suggest, however, a negative effect of divorce and its aftermath on adult mental health. Moreover, a parental divorce during childhood or adolescence continues to have a negative effect when a person is in his or her twenties and early thirties
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Life course approachPsychologyMental healthDevelopmental psychologyPsychiatry
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- 1998
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- 63
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 239-239
- Citations
- 526
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Andrew J. Cherlin,
P. Lindsay Chase‐Lansdale,
Christine McRae
(1998).
Effects of Parental Divorce on Mental Health Throughout the Life Course.
American Sociological Review
, 63
(2)
, 239-239.
https://doi.org/10.2307/2657325
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- DOI
- 10.2307/2657325