The long reach of divorce: Divorce and child well-being across three generations

被引:161
作者
Amato, PR [1 ]
Cheadle, J [1 ]
机构
[1] Penn State Univ, Dept Sociol, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
关键词
divorce; intergenerational transmission; life course; marital conflict; parent-child relationships;
D O I
10.1111/j.0022-2445.2005.00014.x
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
We used data from the study of Marital Instability Over the Life Course to examine links between divorce in the grandparent generation and outcomes in the grandchild generation (N = 691). Divorce in the first (G1) generation was associated with lower education, more marital discord, weaker ties with mothers, and weaker ties with fathers in the third (G3) generation. These associations were mediated by family characteristics in the middle (G2) generation, including lower education, more marital discord, more divorce, and greater tension in early parent-child relationships. In supplementary analyses, we found no evidence that the estimated effects of divorce differed by offspring gender or became weaker over time. Our results suggest that divorce has consequences for subsequent generations, including individuals who were not yet born at the time of the original divorce.
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页码:191 / 206
页数:16
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