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Creation Date
Spring 2018
Major
Psychology
Department
Psychology
Degree
Undergraduate
Mentor
Richard Osbaldiston
Mentor Department
Psychology
Abstract
Forty to fifty percent of marriages in America result in divorce. This study examines the effects of parental divorce on child well-being. Twenty studies were located that reported the correlation between parental divorce and various factors of child well-being. The effect sizes for each study were found and the weighted average effect size was computed. Parental divorce had a small to moderate effect on overall child well-being (d = -0.35). Relations with others and self-esteem produced the most significant effect sizes of all of the child well-being factors that were analyzed (d = -0.61 and -0.46, respectively). Parental divorce should continue to be studied on an individualistic basis to better understand the factors that lead to common long-term negative effects for the children involved.
