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The Impact of Parental Divorce on Children's Mental Health
- 1 Nanjing No.5 Senior High School
- 2 Kunshan High School of Jiangsu Province
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Abstract
The rising divorce rate has become the norm in modern society. This trend leads to many children of divorced families having certain psychological problems. This review aims to understand the causes and effects of these problems. These problems are likele to have an impact on teenagers in the long term. The psychological effects of the parents' marital status on the children tend to have a certain negative impact on the children's future. Parents' divorce can lead to certain negative psychological problems in children, but this effect may be not as serious as the media states. Some researchers have suggested that the treatment of parent-child relationship is appropriate to mitigate the negative effects of divorce on adolescents. To a certain extent, it helps the child develop resillience and other positive traits as well. At the same time, many research encourage society to be kind to the children of divorced families and accept the diversity of families.
Keywords
divorced parents, social adaptability, teenagers, mental health
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Bian,Y.;Ji,C. (2024). The Impact of Parental Divorce on Children's Mental Health. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,34,24-28.
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