Anissa Stewart10/29/2012INQ 110-R12-2 SummaryDivorce as a risk for Children- Divorce increase adjustment problems for children and adolescents- Significantly more likely to have behavioral, internalization, social and academic problems- Risk 2x more than a married child- 10% of married children have the above issues- 20-25% of divorced kids have the above problems- Minoro Depression, anxiety and self-esteem issues- Majoro Problems with adults and authority figures- Divorced Childreno Lower test scores o very modest differences to married childreno 2-3 times more likely to drop out of high schoolo Teenage pregnancies have doubledo More difficulty with intimate relationships as young adultso Marry earliero Relationships to parents as adults is less affectionate and supportiveProtective Factors- Psychological adjustment and parenting of custodial parents- Relationship with non-resident parent- Type of conflict between parentsCompetent Custodial Parents and Parenting- Associated with positive outcomes for children- Psychological adjustment of custodial parents (usually mothers)- Quality of parenting provided by them - Good parenting=good outcome for childrenNonresident Parents- Frequency does not reflect on the quality of the child’s relationship with their nonresident parent- With low conflict divorce the children responded well to frequent visitations- With high conflict divorce the children responded poorly to frequent visitations due to the continuous exposure to their parents tension and aggression- More engaged fathers allowed for better academics and psychological growth with their children- Children in joint-custody are better of adjusted to adjustments in generalo The do not differ from married children- New findings suggest that 35-40% of fathers visit their children at least weeklyAnissa Stewart10/29/2012INQ 110-R12-2 Summary- Mothers are more satisfied with higher levels of continuous paternal involvement than they were 20 years agoDiminished Conflict between Parents Following Divorce- Low parental conflict is a protective factor for children following divorce- Young adults with limited parental conflict were better off psychologically- Young adults with boundless conflict were worse off psychologically- This protective factor can be protected by having at least one loving and caring parent- Most parents their conflict within the first 2-3 years after their divorce- Only 8-12% have high conflict 2-3 years after their divorceResilience of Children of Divorce- 75-80% of children and young adults do not have any psychological or social problems whatsoever. Painful Memories as Longer-Term Residues of Divorce- Painful memories are a lasting effect - This considered a lasting residue- Research includes objective observations- Standardized and objective measurementso Psychological adjustments o Painful feelings - Used to detangle difference in long term outcomes reported in young adultsQuotes“Rather than communicating a global or undifferentiated view of the impact of divorce, research has begun to identify particular factors that increase children’s risk following divorce and, equally important, those that are protective and promote resiliency in children and adolescents.” P294“New reports about joint custody, compared with sole custody, also suggest a protective effect for some children.” P290“There was a significant association between positive feelings about transitions and being given a voice or role in some decision making about the arrangements (Dunn et al., 2001).” P294SummaryAnissa Stewart10/29/2012INQ 110-R12-2 SummaryThis article was dreadfully boring. Although the facts within this article were abundant, I failed to understand the overwhelming amount of statistics and extremely detailed information. Divorce is an emotional and psychological hazard tochildren. Although in the article it was said and thoroughly proven that in truth thereis no concern able difference between children with divorced parents or a child with both parents being married. This article scraped the surface on step families by stating that there is some fault in a step family more so than there is in a single or joint custody family. On the other hand it delved quite deeply into the aspects of fatherhood. The statistics proved that children and teens that had continuous contact with their fathers fared better than their counter parts. It is obvious that a woman would prefer to have her husband stay in contact with her children. In the article the writers praised fathers who continued to be involved with their children.Next the article talked about joint custody families and single custody families. It seems astoundingly that children within joint custody families are better off than in single custody families. The aspect of having two parents is good. The children are better at adjusting than children from single parent households. Single parent households create more psychological problems such as anxiety and depression. The article then leads into parental conflict during the divorce. When there is high parental conflict there is a positive correlation between psychological and social problems with children. In comparison having low conflict results in less to no psychological problems with children. The writer of this article seemed to be an advocate for implementing new research and policies to help children with divorced