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    This literature review examines how divorce affects the future relationships of children from divorced families. It discusses how children often feel they have to act differently around each parent after divorce. Research indicates women with divorced parents are more likely to get divorced themselves or struggle in relationships, as they may see marriage as temporary. While some research finds divorced children experience more psychological distress, other studies argue divorce may benefit children from high-conflict homes. In conclusion, children of divorce may develop negative perceptions of marriage that influence their own relationships later in life.

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    Madalyn Renaker

    ENG 1201

    23 October 2020

    Literature Review
    A child or young adult that is a victim of divorce might ask the question “How

    does divorce affect the children involved when it comes to their future relationships?” at some

    point in their lifetime. Divorce has become a common decision in the United States; Does the

    environment that children of divorced parents are exposed to make their relationships fail as

    well? Undramatic divorce can be rare, emotions are fragile to everyone involved and children

    can discern what it’s like to hear or see their parents arguing. That being said, are children of

    divorced parents learning bad relationship habits from their parents, and can that affect the

    child’s relationship in the future?

    Children often at times feel like they have to act a certain way when they are with their

    mother and a completely different way when they are with their father. It is common that

    when a divorce has taken place, a parent wants to be seen as the “better” parent by having no

    rules, for example. This leads children to have to act one way around their mother, and a

    different way around their father. Tamar Lewin, the author of the article “Poll Says Even Quiet

    Divorces Affect Children's Paths” gave an example of this by explaining that a child would have

    to remember that in her mother’s house, she can use the phrase “screwed up”, but in her

    father’s house, she will be corrected by the phrase “messed up”. Lewin’s purpose for including

    this example was to show how children can put up “barriers” between their parents and feel as

    though they are two different people.


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    Women’s marital experience in Turkey is no different. Turkish women have admitted

    that after witnessing their parents divorce, they have come to the conclusion that no marriage

    lasts forever. Serap Kavas, the author of “It Is Not a Big Deal, I Can Do It, Too”: Influence of

    Parental Divorce on Professional Women's Marital Experience in Turkey” from Middle East

    Technical University defends this information by explaining that Turkish women lean towards

    divorce solving a marriage problem, instead of working it out another way. These marriage

    struggles seem to be more common in women due to the fact that in the book “Daughters of

    Divorce”, the author’s Terry Gaspard and Tracy Clifford claim “women with divorced parents

    are more than twice as likely than men to get divorced themselves and struggle in romantic

    relationships.”. Gaspard and Clifford’s audience for this book is intended for women who have

    divorced parents and their purpose is to help women overcome the negative emotion that

    parental separation creates.

    Commitment to a lifelong marriage is difficult for people who have divorced parents. It

    is not only common for these people to have conflict in their own marriage, but live a short-

    term marriage, unlike people who grew up with their parents having a healthy relationship.

    “The Effects of Divorce and Marital Discord on Adult Children’s Psychological Well-Being.”

    written by Paul R. Amato from The Pennsylvania State University explains why this is the case:

    “Consequently, the relatively high level of psychological distress among adult children who

    grew up in divorced families may represent a simple continuation of emotional problems that

    began in childhood.”. Jennie E. Brand, Ravaris Moore, Xi Song, and Yu Xie, the authors of

    “Parental divorce is not uniformly disruptive to children’s educational attainment” do not think

    that divorce causes psychological distress at all. These authors believe that divorce could
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    actually be a good thing. They claim that children who grow up with parents that are

    constantly arguing would be happier and stabler if their parents had got divorced. The

    audience intended for couples who are determining the risk that is taken for their child’s

    mental stability on divorce.

    In conclusion, children of divorced parents may not necessarily be learning bad

    relationship habits from their parents, but they can be left behind with a negative perception

    about marriage that can affect the child’s relationship and in the future. The environment that

    children of divorced parents are exposed to can make their relationships fail due to

    commitment issues and thinking that the relationship will not last in the first place. Also,

    women are more common to struggle in a relationship if they are victims of parental divorce.

    Further research can be taken place by answering these questions: Do people who have

    divorced parents stay away from a romantic relationship altogether? Why is it more common

    for women to be affected by divorce than men?

    Works Cited
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    Amato, Paul R., and Juliana M. Sobolewski. “The Effects of Divorce and Marital Discord on
    Adult Children’s Psychological Well-Being.” American Sociological Review, vol. 66,
    no. 6, Dec. 2001, pp. 900–921.

    Gaspard, Terry, and Tracy Clifford. Daughters of Divorce. [Electronic Resource] :


    Overcome the Legacy of Your Parents’ Breakup and Enjoy a Happy, Long-Lasting
    Relationship. Sourcebooks, 2016. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
    direct=true&db=cat01128a&AN=scc.b1726923&site=eds-live.

    Kavas, Serap, and Ayse Gunduz-Hosgor. “‘It Is Not a Big Deal, I Can Do It, Too’: Influence of
    Parental Divorce on Professional Women’s Marital Experience in Turkey.” Journal
    of Divorce & Remarriage, vol. 52, no. 8, Nov. 2011, pp. 565–585.

    Lewin, Tamar. “Poll Says Even Quiet Divorces Affect Children’s Paths.” New York Times,
    vol. 155, no. 53389, 5 Nov. 2005, p. A13. EBSCOhost,
    search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=20469660&site=eds-
    live.

    Brand, Jennie E., et al. “Parental Divorce Is Not Uniformly Disruptive to Children's
    Educational Attainment.” PNAS, National Academy of Sciences, 9 Apr. 2019,
    www.pnas.org/content/116/15/7266.

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