Psychological Adjustment and Substance Use among Adolescents before and after a Parental Divorce.

Doherty, William J.; Needle, Richard H.

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ERIC Number: EJ430336

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Psychological Adjustment and Substance Use among Adolescents before and after a Parental Divorce.

Doherty, William J.; Needle, Richard H.

Child Development, v62 n2 p328-37 Apr 1991

Examined the well-being of adolescents before and after a parental divorce. Boys demonstrated ill effects after the divorce but not prior to the separation. Girls showed negative reactions before the separation, but these did not become worse after the divorce. (BC)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Divorce, Emotional Adjustment, Longitudinal Studies, Parent Child Relationship, Parents, Sex Differences, Substance Abuse

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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