Psychology human Development

Child of Divorce

Divorce is becoming a norm in the society nowadays . This refers to the complete termination of marriage between the couple who demands for it Through the dissolution of the bonds of matrimony , both parties are allowed to marry again (Gallagher , 1996 . However , opposing views are prevailing regarding divorce . For those who are in favor of it , divorce can be regarded as the only legitimate remedy when happiness and affection are no longer provided in the marriage (Scanzoni 1965 . For those who are against it , divorce causes psychological problems and

br damage to social cohesion (Diefenbach , 2007

Divorce is not just the story of the couple parting ways but it is more of a story of the children who are products of a divorced marriage Human children need parents longer than any other species and are first several years of life . This dependency spawns a fear of abandonment . In divorce , one of the parents leaves . When one parent leaves , the children feel rejected . The loss children feel at divorce is similar to that experienced when a parent dies . Divorce might actually be harder on children because it lacks the concrete cause and finality of death (Bryner , 2001 ' This causes most of the children of divorce to be more aggressive , impulsive and develop antisocial behavior compared to children from intact families (Hetherington , 1999 . Others also exhibit lower academic performance (Kelly , 1998 . However , some children manage to develop without these...