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1. 1. Are Children to Divorced Parents Worse at Managing Stress? Task-Switching Performance and Induced Stress for Adult Children of Marriage and Divorce

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Emmie Olofsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Adult children of divorce; stress; task-switching; executive functions; switch cost; mixing cost; Vuxna skilsmässobarn; stress; task-switching; exekutiva funktioner; switch cost; mixing cost;

   Abstract : Prior research shows that adult children of divorce (ACD) exhibit higher levels of perceived stress than adult children of marriage (ACM), and thus, potentially lower tolerance to stress. The comparison of ACD/ACM in Sweden has not been sufficiently studied. READ MORE

3. 2. Adult Children of Divorce : Stress and Well-Being

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Emmie Olofsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Adult children of divorce; stress; well-being; HPA axis; dysregulated cortisol levels; Vuxna skilsmässobarn; stress; välbefinnande; HPA axeln; oregelbundna kortisol nivåer;

   Abstract : Parental divorce has not only been associated with negative long-term effects for children of divorce (CD), but also for adult children of divorce (ACD). ACD more often have poorer mental well-being than adult children of marriage (ACM). Neurological research further suggests that ACD have lower baseline levels of the “stress hormone” cortisol. READ MORE

4. 3. Children of Divorce: Long-Term Psychological Effects and Neurological Consequences

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

   Author : Emmie Olofsson; [2019]
   Keywords : Children of divorce; Long-term effects; Affective disorders; Cortisol; Adult children of divorce;

   Abstract : This thesis has examined what long-term psychological and neurological effects that are apparent in children and adults who have experienced parental divorce. It was predicted that significantly more children and adult children from divorced families would have increased symptoms of mental disorders than children and adult children from married homes e. READ MORE

5. 4. Chinese adults’ perceptions about the influence of their parents’ divorce on their childhood academic performance

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Socialt arbete

   Author : Xinyi Shen; Hongjing Zhu; [2017]
   Keywords : Divorced family; Children; Perception; Academic performance;

   Abstract : In this study, we aim to discover how Chinese adults’ perceive the influence of their parents’ divorce on their academic performance. A total number of 22 Chinese adult participants took part in the individual semi-structured interviews, and answers were analyzed by using content analysis. READ MORE

6. 5. Break-up and then what? : A study of intergenerational contact between adult children and their divorced/separated parents

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Eva-Lisa Palmtag; [2012]
   Keywords : Conflict; divorce; intergenerational contact; LNU parental break-up;

   Abstract : It is well known that a parental break-up in childhood has a negative influence on the intergenerational contact in adulthood. The intergenerational contact within dissolved families is less frequent than in intact families. Nonetheless, even among families that experienced a break-up in childhood, differences in contact frequency are observable. READ MORE