Divorce Boosts Behavioral Problems In High-Income Families
Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 13:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Before they reach young adulthood, many children in the United States will experience their parents separating, divorcing, finding another partner or getting remarried. When families change structure, it is more common for children to exhibit behavior problems, such as aggression and defiance, and a new psychology paper say that behavior problems in children increased in high-income families most, and that children's age also played a part in their likelihood of having behavior problems. Moving from a single-parent family into a step-parent family then improved children's behavior in higher-income families but not in lower-income families. read more