In the Name of the Child: A Developmental Approach to Understanding and Helping Children of Conflicted and Violent Divorce

Coparenting Conflict, Nonacceptance, and Depression Among Divorced Adults: Results From a 12-Year Follow-Up Study of Child Custody Mediation Using Multiple Imputation.

“…Margolin, Gordis, & John, 2001), this form of conflict occurs between divorced or separated parents entrenched in child custody disputes and/or ongoing battles regarding appropriate parenting practices. Conflict between divorced parents focused on child custody, caretaking, and parenting issues represents a unique domain of interparental discord, and these disputes play a major role in children's postdivorce adjustment (Grych & Fincham, 1993;Hetherington, 1999;Johnston, Kline, & Tschann, 1989;Johnston & Roseby, 1997;Kitzman & Emery, 1994;Kline, Johnston, & Tschann, 1991). Conflict after divorce appears to focus more on children and may occur more often in their presence after separation (Emery, 1994).…”

A Dispute Systems Design Perspective on Norwegian Child Custody Mediation

“…Research shows many other factors may also result in high conflict. An estimate of 15-25% of families are believed to be high conflict in many Western countries (Ottosen 2016;Helland and Borren 2015;Brown 2011;Johnston et al 2009). High conflict families are not a coherent group: The conflict may arise inter alia from health problems, substance abuse, socio-economic problems, and psychological factors.…”

“…Johnston et al (2009) have developed a method where parents and children are required to participate in short-term therapy on a group or individual level as a parallel process to mediation. Other types of dispute resolution combine mediation with evaluation or arbitration.…”

The mental health and parenting practices of recently separated parents

“…A large body of research demonstrates that conflict between parents is associated with an increased risk for psychological problems among children in all families, whether the parents are married or separated (Ahrons & Miller, 1993;Ahrons & Tanner, 2003;Amato & Keith, 1991;Emery, 1982;Johnston & Roseby, 1997;McCombs-Thomas & Forehand, 1993;Otto, Buffington-Vollum, & Edens, 2003). Higher levels of parental conflict may lead to poorer parenting and poorer parent-child relationships due to parents" emotional resources being consumed by conflict (Noller, et al, 2008;Tritt & Pryor, 2005).…”