Effects of parental divorce on mental health throughout the life course

Andrew J. Cherlin; P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale; Christine McRae

doi:10.2307/2657325

Effects of parental divorce on mental health throughout the life course

Andrew J. Cherlin^*, P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Christine McRae

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School of Education and Social Policy

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Abstract

The long-term effects of parental divorce on individuals' mental health after the transition to adulthood are examined using data from a British birth cohort that has been followed from birth to age 33. Growth-curve models and fixed-effects models are estimated. The results suggest that part of the negative effect of parental divorce on adults is a result of factors that were present before the parents' marriages dissolved. The results also suggest, however, a negative effect of divorce and its aftermath on adult mental health. Moreover, a parental divorce during childhood or adolescence continues to have a negative effect when a person is in his or her twenties and early thirties.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	239-249
Number of pages	11
Journal	American Sociological Review
Volume	63
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/2657325
State	Published - Jan 1 1998

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