August 18, 2007

Family Facts #25


A study on marital instability finds that one out of ten children from divorced families reach adulthood with a lower level of psychological well-being than they would have had if their parents remained married.

Source:
"Reconciling Divergent Perspectives: Judith Wallerstein, Quantitative Family Research"
Amato, Paul R
Family Relations Vol. 52, Number 4. , 2003. Page(s) 332-339.

(HT: FamilyFacts.org)

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Freddie Sirmans writes:

1

Just browsing the internet, your blog is very, very interesting.

posted on 08.18.2007 3:13 PM
Ludwig writes:

2

A stury in human psychology has determined that when confronted with situations of unhappiness, 8 out of 10 people are assaulted with feelings of being unhappy.

posted on 08.19.2007 11:10 AM
Marie writes:

3

That is surprisingly low. So 9 out of 10 had no adverse permanent psychological effects?

posted on 08.19.2007 2:26 PM
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