Psychiatric and somatic health in relation to experience of parental divorce in childhood

Ängarne-Lindberg, Teresia; Wadsby, Marie

doi:10.1177/0020764010382372

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“…They had the objectives, among others, of determining whether the effect of early divorce was different at follow-up compared to baseline [1]. We have not found any prospective study like ours of mental health problems after late parental divorce but our results seems to differ from earlier Scandinavian [6,22,23] and western studies [1,19,20]. We find no increase in mental health problems among adolescents who experienced late parental divorce compared to their 18/19 years-old peers whose parents were still married at follow-up.…”

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Parental divorce in late adolescence does not seem to increase mental health problems: a population study from Norway

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BackgroundFormer studies have shown increased mental health problems in adolescents after parental divorce all over the Western world. We wanted to see if that still is the case in Norway today when divorce turns to be more and more common.MethodsIn a prospective study design, two samples were constituted, adolescents at a baseline survey in 2001/02 (n = 2422) and those at follow-up in 2003/04 (n = 1861), when the adolescents were 15/16 and 18/19 years-old, respectively. They answered self-administered questionnaires in both surveys of Young-HUBRO in Oslo. Early parental divorce was defined as that which occured before age 15/16 years, and late divorce occured between age 15/16 and 18/19. Internalized and externalized mental health problems were measured by the Hopkin’s Symptom Check List (HSCL-10) and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ).ResultsAfter linear regression models were adjusted for gender, ethnicity, family economy, social support, and mental health problem symptoms measured at baseline before parental divorce occured, late parental divorce did not lead to significant increase in mental health problems among adolescents in the city of Oslo. Early parental divorce was associated with internal mental health problems among young adolescents when adjusted only for the first four possible confounders.ConclusionsIt seems that parental divorce in late adolescence does not lead to mental health problems in Norway any more, as has been shown before, while such problems may prevail among young adolescents. This does not mean that parental divorce create less problems in late adolescence than before but these youths might have developed adjustment abilities against health effects as divorce have turned to be more common.

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Parental divorce in late adolescence does not seem to increase mental health problems: a population study from Norway

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“…While earlier studies of Swedish data found that, overall, parental divorce was not associated with later mental illness [12] or adult psychiatric care [11], the present study adds to the previous literature by assessing whether the “effect” of parental separation may differ between groups, as has been suggested [13]. The association between parental separation and depression in adulthood in this vulnerable group was only to a limited extent accounted for by potential covariates: conflicts between and with parents, that the family’s income had been considerably reduced, that the family had moved to another city, or that one or both parents had suffered from depression.…”

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“…There are however also studies that do not show such a relationship. One Swedish prospective study demonstrated that individuals with divorced parents were more likely to appear in child and adolescent psychiatric care compared with their peers with non-divorced parents, but that there was no difference between the groups with regard to adult psychiatric care [11]. Another study by the same authors did not find any overall differences in depression and anxiety in adulthood between individuals whose parents had divorced in childhood and the comparison group of individuals with continuously married parents [12].…”

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Parental separation in childhood as a risk factor for depression in adulthood: a community-based study of adolescents screened for depression and followed up after 15 years

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BackgroundEarlier research has investigated the association between parental separation and long-term health outcomes among offspring, but few studies have assessed the potentially moderating role of mental health status in adolescence. The aim of this study was to analyze whether parental separation in childhood predicts depression in adulthood and whether the pattern differs between individuals with and without earlier depression.MethodsA community-based sample of individuals with adolescent depression in 1991–93 and matched non-depressed peers were followed up using a structured diagnostic interview after 15 years. The participation rate was 65% (depressed n = 227; non-depressed controls n = 155). Information on parental separation and conditions in childhood and adolescence was collected at baseline. The outcome was depression between the ages 19–31 years; information on depression was collected at the follow-up diagnostic interview. The statistical method used was binary logistic regression.ResultsOur analyses showed that depressed adolescents with separated parents had an excess risk of recurrence of depression in adulthood, compared with depressed adolescents with non-separated parents. In addition, among adolescents with depression, parental separation was associated with an increased risk of a switch to bipolar disorder in adulthood. Among the matched non-depressed peers, no associations between parental separation and adult depression or bipolar disorder were found.ConclusionsParental separation may have long-lasting health consequences for vulnerable individuals who suffer from mental illness already in adolescence.

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“…Parental divorce is a major risk factor for internalizing and externalizing problems in children and adolescents [1,2]. Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies show that children of divorced parents report more psychological maladjustment than children of married parents [3]. A large body of research has revealed that children of divorced parents exhibited a heightened prevalence of conduct problems [4], anxiety and depression symptoms [5], and academic difficulties [6].…”

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Typologies of Post-divorce Coparenting and Parental Well-Being, Parenting Quality and Children’s Psychological Adjustment

Lamela

Figueiredo

Bastos

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Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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The aim of this study was to identify post-divorce coparenting profiles and examine whether these profiles differentiate between levels of parents' well-being, parenting practices, and children's psychological problems. Cluster analysis was conducted with Portuguese heterosexual divorced parents (N = 314) to yield distinct post-divorce coparenting patterns. Clusters were based on parents' self-reported coparenting relationship assessed along four dimensions: agreement, exposure to conflict, undermining/support, and division of labor. A three cluster solution was found and replicated. Parents in the high-conflict coparenting group exhibited significantly lower life satisfaction, as well as significantly higher divorce-related negative affect and inconsistent parenting than parents in undermining and cooperative coparenting clusters. The cooperative coparenting group reported higher levels of positive family functioning and lower externalizing and internalizing problems in their children. These results suggested that a positive coparenting alliance may be a protective factor for individual and family outcomes after parental divorce.

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Psychiatric and somatic health in relation to experience of parental divorce in childhood

Abstract: Background: The outcome of studies about experience of parental divorce and effects on

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Parental divorce in late adolescence does not seem to increase mental health problems: a population study from Norway

Parental divorce in late adolescence does not seem to increase mental health problems: a population study from Norway

Parental separation in childhood as a risk factor for depression in adulthood: a community-based study of adolescents screened for depression and followed up after 15 years

Typologies of Post-divorce Coparenting and Parental Well-Being, Parenting Quality and Children’s Psychological Adjustment

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