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Trajectories of internalizing, externalizing, and grades for children who have and have not experienced their parents' divorce or separation.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Lansford, JE; Malone, PS; Castellino, DR; Dodge, KA; Pettit, GS; Bates, JE
Published in: Journal of Family Psychology : Jfp : Journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43)
June 2006

This study examined whether the occurrence and timing of parental separation or divorce was related to trajectories of academic grades and mother- and teacher-reported internalizing and externalizing problems. The authors used hierarchical linear models to estimate trajectories for children who did and did not experience their parents' divorce or separation in kindergarten through 10th grade (N = 194). A novel approach to analyzing the timing of divorce/separation was adopted, and trajectories were estimated from 1 year prior to the divorce/separation to 3 years after the event. Results suggest that early parental divorce/separation is more negatively related to trajectories of internalizing and externalizing problems than is later divorce/separation, whereas later divorce/separation is more negatively related to grades. One implication of these findings is that children may benefit most from interventions focused on preventing internalizing and externalizing problems, whereas adolescents may benefit most from interventions focused on promoting academic achievement.

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Published In

Journal of Family Psychology : Jfp : Journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43)

DOI

EISSN

1939-1293

ISSN

0893-3200

Publication Date

June 2006

Volume

20

Issue

2

Start / End Page

292 / 301

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Adjustment
  • Parents
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Female
  • Family Studies
  • Divorce
  • Child Behavior Disorders
  • Child
 

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Lansford, J. E., Malone, P. S., Castellino, D. R., Dodge, K. A., Pettit, G. S., & Bates, J. E. (2006). Trajectories of internalizing, externalizing, and grades for children who have and have not experienced their parents' divorce or separation. Journal of Family Psychology : Jfp : Journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43), 20(2), 292–301. https://doi.org/10.1037/0893-3200.20.2.292
Lansford, Jennifer E., Patrick S. Malone, Domini R. Castellino, Kenneth A. Dodge, Gregory S. Pettit, and John E. Bates. “Trajectories of internalizing, externalizing, and grades for children who have and have not experienced their parents' divorce or separation.Journal of Family Psychology : Jfp : Journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) 20, no. 2 (June 2006): 292–301. https://doi.org/10.1037/0893-3200.20.2.292.
Lansford JE, Malone PS, Castellino DR, Dodge KA, Pettit GS, Bates JE. Trajectories of internalizing, externalizing, and grades for children who have and have not experienced their parents' divorce or separation. Journal of Family Psychology : Jfp : Journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43). 2006 Jun;20(2):292–301.
Lansford, Jennifer E., et al. “Trajectories of internalizing, externalizing, and grades for children who have and have not experienced their parents' divorce or separation.Journal of Family Psychology : Jfp : Journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43), vol. 20, no. 2, June 2006, pp. 292–301. Epmc, doi:10.1037/0893-3200.20.2.292.
Lansford JE, Malone PS, Castellino DR, Dodge KA, Pettit GS, Bates JE. Trajectories of internalizing, externalizing, and grades for children who have and have not experienced their parents' divorce or separation. Journal of Family Psychology : Jfp : Journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43). 2006 Jun;20(2):292–301.

Published In

Journal of Family Psychology : Jfp : Journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43)

DOI

EISSN

1939-1293

ISSN

0893-3200

Publication Date

June 2006

Volume

20

Issue

2

Start / End Page

292 / 301

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Adjustment
  • Parents
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Female
  • Family Studies
  • Divorce
  • Child Behavior Disorders
  • Child