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Pre-divorce problems in 3-year-olds: a prospective study in boys and girls
- Source :
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 46(4), 311-319. D. Steinkopff-Verlag, Robbers, S C C, Bartels, M, van Beijsterveldt, C E M, Verhulst, F C, Huizink, A C & Boomsma, D I 2011, ' Pre-divorce problems in 3-year-olds: a prospective study in boys and girls ', Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 311-319 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-010-0199-x
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Objective: We examined to what extent internalizing and externalizing problems at age 3 preceded and predicted parental divorce, and if divorce and the time lapse since divorce were related to internalizing and externalizing problems at age 12. Methods: Parental ratings of internalizing and externalizing problems were collected with the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) in a large sample (N = 6,426) of 3-yearold children. All these children were followed through the age of 12 years, at which parents completed the CBCL again, while teachers completed the Teacher's Report Form. Children whose parents divorced between age 3 and age 12 were compared with children whose families remained intact. Results: Girls whose parents divorced between ages 3 and 12 already showed more externalizing problems at age 3 than girls whose parents stayed married. Higher levels of externalizing problems in girls at age 3 predicted later parental divorce. Parental reports indicated that 12-year-olds with divorced parents showed more internalizing and externalizing problems than children with married parents. Levels of teacher-reported problems were not different between children with married versus divorced parents. However, children whose parents divorced between ages 3 and 12 showed more teacher-rated internalizing problems at age 12 when the divorce was more recent than when the divorce was less recent. Parental ratings of both internalizing and externalizing problems at age 12 were not associated with the time lapse since divorce. Conclusion: Externalizing problems in girls precede and predict later parental divorce. Post-divorce problems in children vary by raters, and may depend on the time lapse since divorce. © Springer-Verlag 2010.
- Subjects :
- Netherlands Twin Register (NTR)
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Internalizing and externalizing problems
Health (social science)
Externalization
Social Psychology
Epidemiology
education
CBCL
Psychology, Child
Social class
Pre-divorce problems
Developmental psychology
Health(social science)
Sex Factors
Divorce
Parental divorce
medicine
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Prospective Studies
Child Behavior Checklist
Child
Internal-External Control
Netherlands
Original Paper
Public health
05 social sciences
Social environment
16. Peace & justice
Mental health
Psychiatry and Mental health
El Niño
Social Class
050902 family studies
Child, Preschool
Twin Studies as Topic
Female
Family Relations
0509 other social sciences
Psychology
050104 developmental & child psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09337954
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0a2c7de6793be07c8c98268caa9462c6