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Psychology Capstone: Research Study

Name

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Topic: IMPACT OF DIVORCE ON CHILDREN

Abstract

The matter of divorce is becoming a lifestyle in the current generation. This has brought together scholarly experts and parents to extensively research on effects divorce on children of any age. The research aims to establish the consequences of divorce to the life of the children.

Introduction

The study focus on impacts of divorce and more high numbers in our society. Divorce has turned into a significant psychological concern for children growth and development. Experts and parents are becoming more intrigued by the impacts of divorce on children below the age of 10. It is unquestionably realized that divorce is an extremely stressful period for children, teenagers, and adolescents, and this causes tension, misery and outrage amid and after their encountering their parents' divorce (Hughes, 1992). The negative effect of divorce on psychological well-being worked directly through higher emotional issues and lower levels of school accomplishment and family financial problems.

Parents should be mindful when deciding to divorce since they cause severe suffering to them; the study has shown divorce affect mental and emotional disorders later in life. These youngsters are engage in sexual activity earlier, drug/substance abuse, commit crimes as well as committing suicide. Besides, they will end up confronting issues in their future spouses because of a lack of mentors.

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