Children’s knowledge of custody-related terminology and perceptions of a parental separation scenario

Su, I-An; Teoh, Yee-San

doi:10.1080/15379418.2018.1515687

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“…Specifically, in portraying what characterizes a good ex-spouse and stepparent, kindergartners relied on observable actions and appearances; 2nd to 4th graders resorted to concrete skills and abilities whereas a few children aged 9-10 were able to consider psychological attributes and feelings. The disparities in cognitive and social functions such as perspective taking, abstracting thinking, and verbal skills (Su & Teoh, 2018) among children of varying developmental stages contribute to nuanced opinions they hold toward mothers' relational experiences as well as variations in abilities to evaluate the quality of mothers' dating relationship and compatibility of the partner for the current family life and structure. In cases where children were aware of mothers' dating experiences and had adequate opportunities to associate with the mother's partner, younger groups (e.g., aged 4-6) might be unable to understand the meaning of these transitions due to the lack of related cognitive capacity.…”

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Is It OK If Mommy Dates? The Influence of Mother’s Post-Divorce Dating Transitions for Children’s Behaviors

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Despite many mothers' interest in establishing romantic relationships following divorce, some worry about the impacts of dating transitions, such as starting or ending a dating relationship, for their children's adjustment. The literature illustrates that transitions in and out of relationships could hinder children's post-divorce adjustment, but a supportive relationship between children and mothers could buffer the damaging effects. Prior research mostly focused on repartnering (i.e., cohabitation and remarriage) whereas a comparative form of romantic experience, post-divorce dating, is understudied. Postdivorce dating, a critical precondition for cohabitation and remarriage, is assumed to have the power to shape family stability and functioning. The goal of this study is to examine the impact of mothers' post-divorce dating transitions for children's adjustment. Additionally, we test child-mother rapport as a moderator for the relationship between dating transitions and children's adjustment. Longitudinal data for this study comes from mothers of elementary-aged children who were within three months of filing for divorce (N = 316). Results from hierarchical linear models show that mothers' dating transitions exert little direct effect on children's adjustment. However, child-mother rapport moderated the relationships between the time in mothers' dating relationships and children's prosocial behaviors, and between mothers' romantic breakups and children's externalizing behaviors. This adds further support that high child-mother rapport benefits children's adjustment within the context of divorce. Overall, the results suggest that the post-divorce dating relationship transitions may influence children's well-being via indirect pathways and the moderation effect of child-mother rapport on children's behavior are inconsistent across dating transitions. Implications for family adjustment and future research are discussed.Keywords Post-divorce dating • Children's adjustment • Child-mother rapport • Family transition • Hierarchical linear modeling. Highlights •Prior to cohabitation and remarriage, divorced parents are likely to go through multiple post-divorce dating transitions, which are assumed to be able to shape family adjustment. •Results reveal that child-mother rapport moderated the relationship between children's externalizing behaviors and the breakup of a dating relationship after divorce, and the relationship between children's prosocial behavior and the time of a dating relationship.• Other post-divorce dating transitions did not predict changes in children's behaviors.

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Is It OK If Mommy Dates? The Influence of Mother’s Post-Divorce Dating Transitions for Children’s Behaviors

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“…Speaking about the future was echoed in the second most frequent theme as well. Su and Teoh (2018) have maintained that children should have input regarding family decisions because children are perceptive and are able to discern some family matters. divorce, and who they will live with.…”

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Analyzing College Students’ Perceptions About How Parents Should Interpersonally Communicate Divorce to Their Children

2021

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The objective of this study was to investigate college students’ perceptions about how parents should interpersonally communicate divorce to their children. One hundred and nine college students provided their personal responses regarding the topic. Themes were created based on the responses. It is evident that college students have strong perceptions regarding the ways in which parents need to communicate divorce to their children. There were three main themes: 1) message-focused, 2) the verbal and nonverbal approach, and 3) other/exempt. The results of the study are important for creating future interventions and/or plans to discuss divorce with children.

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Children’s knowledge of custody-related terminology and perceptions of a parental separation scenario

Cited by 2 publications

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Is It OK If Mommy Dates? The Influence of Mother’s Post-Divorce Dating Transitions for Children’s Behaviors

Is It OK If Mommy Dates? The Influence of Mother’s Post-Divorce Dating Transitions for Children’s Behaviors

Analyzing College Students’ Perceptions About How Parents Should Interpersonally Communicate Divorce to Their Children

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