Qualitative Analysis of the Short-Term and Long-Term Impact of Family Breakdown on Children: Case Study |
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Authors: | María Guinart MaDolores Grau |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Personality, Evaluation and Treatment in Social Sciences, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Valencia, Spainmaria.guinartb@ucv.es;3. Department of Personality, Evaluation and Treatment in Social Sciences, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Valencia, Spain |
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Abstract: | This article analyzes the impact of divorce on the members of a family by doing a retrospective case study, comparing a mother’s perception of the effects of this experience on her children with their personal report of them. Both short-term and long-term effects are examined. Children suffered from sleep disorders, confusion, aggressiveness, behavioral problems, academic problems, resentment, and fear of abandonment. However, the personal experience of the separated parents did not lead to inevitable negative consequences in the long term, as is clear from the self-reports included here. |
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Keywords: | divorce impact on children life’s histories long-term effects personality short-term effects |
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