Thorngren, and Adina J. Smith’s hypothesis was correct. The experiment done at the university has confirmed young adults from divorced families are more emotionally cut off from significant others that are young adults from intact families. The results of the experiment speak of the effect that parental divorce has on young adults can range from the young adults being emotionally cut off to their being in a more disengaged interpersonal position. The article states “this finding provides some confirmation of the conclusion by previous researchers” ( i.e. Johnson & Nelson, 1998: Johnson et al., 1995) who conceptualized that lower levels of intimacy and individualization with parents and significant peers, have been found in young adults from divorced families as being reflective of emotional isolation. Results also suggest that young adults from divorced families are more emotionally reactive than are young adults from intact
Thorngren, and Adina J. Smith’s hypothesis was correct. The experiment done at the university has confirmed young adults from divorced families are more emotionally cut off from significant others that are young adults from intact families. The results of the experiment speak of the effect that parental divorce has on young adults can range from the young adults being emotionally cut off to their being in a more disengaged interpersonal position. The article states “this finding provides some confirmation of the conclusion by previous researchers” ( i.e. Johnson & Nelson, 1998: Johnson et al., 1995) who conceptualized that lower levels of intimacy and individualization with parents and significant peers, have been found in young adults from divorced families as being reflective of emotional isolation. Results also suggest that young adults from divorced families are more emotionally reactive than are young adults from intact