ISBN:
9780866568869
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (361 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Children of Divorce : Developmental and Clinical Issues
DDC:
306.8/9
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Gain new understanding of the role that the children of divorce play within their own family systems. Unlike most other literature on the subject, Children of Divorce studies--both empirically and clinically--the role of the children within the dysfunctional pattern of the dissolving family system. The unique and insightful perspectives in this volume equip practitioners and clinicians with the skills to help children cope with the pain and the adjustments they experience during and after a divorce. Experts in the marriage and family field explore the developmental, structural, and interaction
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Family Well-Being, Development and Disruption: an Introduction; Children of Divorce and Single-Parent Lifestyles: Facilitating Well-Being; Divorce as a Major Disruptive Experience; Facilitating the Adjustment of Children to Divorce; Criticism of Research; Ways in Which School Personnel and Mental Health Professionals Can Align and Provide Services to Facilitate Single Parents and the Children of Divorce; Conclusions; Sequelae to Marital Disruption in Children; Data Source; Research Methods
Description / Table of Contents:
Strategy of Data AnalysisThe Household Structure Variables; Statistical Significance; Findings; Conclusions; The Impact of Divorce on Children at Various Stages of the Family Life Cycle; Satisfactory Adjustment to Parental Divorce; Stage-Related Problems in Children of Divorce; Clinical Implications; Conclusion; Children's Perceptions of the Divorce Experience; Children's Definitions of Family Following Divorce of Their Parents; Introduction; Methods; Results; Discussion; Effects of Family Structure on Children's Self-Concepts; Method; Results and Discussion; Implications
Description / Table of Contents:
Family Dysfunctional Patterns During Divorce - From the View of the ChildrenIntroduction; Expressions of Faulty Child-Parent Interaction; Expressions of Faulty Parent Interaction; Expressions of Faulty Parent-Child Interaction; Sibling Interactions; Positive Interactional Patterns; Family Therapy as the Therapy of Choice for Children of Divorce; Divorce, Custody, and Visitation: The Child's Point of View ; Introduction; Child Custody Awards; Perspectives on Divorce; Perspectives on Custody and Vlsitation; Discussion ; Conclusions; Family Structure and Interactional Patterns: Post Divorce
Description / Table of Contents:
A Comparison of Children Living in Single-Mother and Single-Father FamiliesMethod; Results; Discussion; Comparing the Effects on the Child of Post-Divorce Parenting Arrangements; Introduction; Method; Results; Discussion; Siblings' Reactions to Parental Divorce; Method; Results; DIscussion; Sibling Interactions in Married and Divorced Families: Influence of Ordinal Position, Socioeconomic Status, and Play Context; Method; Results; Discussion; Mothers' Behavior and Sons' Adjustment Following Divorce; Methods; Results; Discussion
Description / Table of Contents:
Intimacy in Young Adult Males' Relationships as a Function of Divorced and Non-Divorced Family of Origin StructureMethod; Results and Discussion; Determinants of Children's Adjustment to Divorce; Parental and Environmental Determinants of Children's Behavioral, Affective and Cognitive Adjustment to Divorce; Method; Results; Discussion; The Impact of Divorce on Children's Academic Performance; Method; Results; Discussion; Effects of Post-Divorce Relationships on Child Adjustment; Method; Results; Discussion; The Effect of Children's Family Type on Teachers' Stereotypes; Method; Results
Description / Table of Contents:
Discussion
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
