Author : Julie Present Koller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (953 download)
Book Synopsis Effects of Post-Divorce Relocation on Adult Children from Divorced Families by : Julie Present Koller
Download or read book Effects of Post-Divorce Relocation on Adult Children from Divorced Families written by Julie Present Koller and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This was a cross sectional study aimed at evaluating the potential psychological and health-related outcomes associated with relocation among adult children from divorced families. This research was designed to add to the limited empirical literature in the social sciences pertaining to the long-term effects of post-divorce relocation, and to aid in the challenging legal decision-making process regarding relocation cases. Data from 701 participants from the United States, aged 18 years and older, were collected for this study. The primary objectives of this study were: (1) to examine if post-divorce relocation with a custodial parent away from a noncustodial parent was associated with long-term negative psychological and health-related outcomes compared to adult children of divorce who never relocated; and (2) to examine if post-divorce relocation with a custodial parent away from a noncustodial parent was associated with greater long-term negative psychological and health-related outcomes compared to adult children from intact families who experienced a relocation during childhood. Participants who relocated within the context of divorce had significantly worse behavioral health outcomes when compared to participants who did not relocate within the context of divorce and when compared to participants who relocated within the context of an intact family. These results were robust, even after controlling for gender, age, and multiple adverse childhood life events.