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PSYC 3303 MSU Parental Divorce and Child Academic Performance Essay

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Running head: EFFECTS OF DIVORCE ON CHILD ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE 1

The Effects of Parental Divorce on Child Academic Performance

Earlyn Pierre

Midwestern State University

PSYC 3303 Writing in Psychology

Dr. Scott Frankowski

May 3

, 2020

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EFFECTS OF DIVORCE ON CHILD ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE 2

Since the bible ages when society was extremely religious, marriage has been a cornerstone

of society, a significant institution. In America, there is a traditionalist view still very apparent that

men and women are expected to get married and then start a family. People view marriage as a

lifelong contract that is not and should not be easily or quickly broken. According to the CDC, the

US has the 6th highest divorce rate in the world. When married couples violate this long-term

contract, the effect of divorce affects the entire family. It is often time met with feelings of anger,

sadness, resentment, disapproval, and disappointment by all parties, especially if children are

involved. Many families are run by single parents. Almost half of all first marriages, people that

have never been divorced before, end up divorced. Families with children under 18 years make up

half of those divorces afore-mentioned (Cherlin & Popenoe; Potter 2010). Divorce has been proven

to have a negative impact on children’s Academic performance due to changes in family structure

and resources, their personality and attitudes of the parents. Throughout this paper, the effect of

divorce on children’s and adolescent’s academic achievement will be assessed as well as the

factors that impact it.

Many previous studies have focused on the effects of divorce. However, they were mainly

focused on how it affected behavioral problems, personality changes, and psychological well-

being rather than on their academic performance (Sun & Li, 2001). High school graduates are way

more likely than high school dropouts to receive a college education, be employed in greater

paying jobs, build greater family stability, and to generally be more productive in society. (Rodgers

& Rose, 2001; Hauser, 1997). This supports the point that academic success increases the

opportunity for overall success in life in the future

A growing number of researchers have begun to identify factors that may amplify and

lessen the impact of divorce on children’s and adolescent Academic performance. Gender and age

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Running head: EFFECTS OF DIVORCE ON CHILD ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE The Effects of Parental Divorce on Child Academic Performance Earlyn Pierre Midwestern State University PSYC 3303 Writing in Psychology Dr. Scott Frankowski May 3rd, 2020 1 EFFECTS OF DIVORCE ON CHILD ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE 2 Since the bible ages when society was extremely religious, marriage has been a cornerstone of society, a significant institution. In America, there is a traditionalist view still very apparent that men and women are expected to get married and then start a family. People view marriage as a lifelong contract that is not and should not be easily or quickly broken. According to the CDC, the US has the 6th highest divorce rate in the world. When married couples violate this long-term contract, the effect of divorce affects the entire family. It is often time met with feelings of anger, sadness, resentment, disapproval, and disappointment by all parties, especially if children are involved. Many families are run by single parents. Almost half of all first marriages, people that have never been divorced before, end up divorced. Families with children under 18 years make up half of those divorces afore-mentioned (Cherlin & Popenoe; Potter 2010). Divorce has been proven to have a negative impact on children’s Academic performance due to changes in family structure and resources, their personality and attitudes of the parents. Throughout this paper, the effect of divorce on children’s and adol ...
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