PSYCH 130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14.5: Joint Custody, Coparenting, Stepfamily
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Transition that leads to variety of new living arrangements and changes in income, housing and family roles and responsibilities. Increased conflict threaten supportive interactions between parent and child. Drop in income in mother headed households move to lower cost housing and reduce supportive ties to neighbors and friends. High maternal stress, depression and anxiety disappearance of predictable events and routines. Preschool and early school age children often blame selves for marriage breakup and fear that parents may abandon them display anxious, fearful, angry, defiant rxns. Adolescents may react strongly when conflict is high and supervision is low. Improved adjustment by 2 years after divorce. But continue to score slightly lower in academic achievement, self esteem, social competence and emotional and behavior problems. Linked to problems in sexuality and development of intimate ties. Reduced educational attainment, troubled romantic relationships, adolescent parenthood consequences for subsequent generations. Effective parenting and high paternal contact can lead to positive adjustment.
