The Personality of Children Prior to Divorce: A Prospective Study.

Block, Jeanne H.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ341737

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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The Personality of Children Prior to Divorce: A Prospective Study.

Block, Jeanne H.; And Others

Child Development, v57 n4 p827-40 Aug 1986

Reports on a longitudinal study that provides a prospective view of children's personality functioning prior to their subsequent experiencing of divorce. Shows the behavior of boys as early as 11 years prior to parental separation or formal dissolution of marriage to be consistently affected by predivorce familial stress. (HOD)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Development, Child Development, Children, Divorce, Emotional Development, Family Problems, Longitudinal Studies, Marital Instability, Personality Traits, Psychological Characteristics, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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