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A study, conducted on 147 children from a northeastern university to test the effects of the relationship of divorced couples on their children's psychological adjustment to divorce, shows that adults who experienced separation viewed their family as disorganized when compared to the families of children whose parents were not divorced. Family closeness after divorce was positively correlated with children's self-concepts. Adult children of divorced parents live in a less positive family environment and their self-concepts are directly related to this environment. The children's long-term psychological adjustments are affected by the absence of family closeness after divorce.
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A study of the effect of post-divorce conflict between parents on children suggests a therapeutic model based on negotiating understanding between the custodial and non-custodial parents. The model focuses on defining the children's relationship with their step parents and understanding the new relationships in the post-divorce family. The study is based on the case history of a 15 year old girl, whose biological parents led a turbulent, conflict-ridden life after their divorce.
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School grades are likely to be negatively affected by parental separation than academic achievement scores. This hypothesis was tested using data from 1,688 seventh- and ninth-grade students, revealing the importance of the choice of an indicator of a complex concept such as school success. It is indicated that the effect of parental separation on academic success is underestimated when the focus is on academic achievement and school grades are not considered.
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