Divorce is one of the topics that provoke a fiery debate whenever it’s under discussion. The number of divorce cases in U.S since the beginning of this year are more than 465,000. Sadly, the number of children directly affected by divorce is rising alarmingly. Divorce affects the society as a whole with children bearing the heaviest load. Divorce is something every married person should strive to stay away from as it has nothing to offer but grievous harm to the society. Divorce is detrimental to one’s quality of life, and its effects can cause permanent damage. Introduction
Divorce has pervasive effects on the society at large. The consequences of divorce …show more content…
According to Emery’s Divorce Mediation study, a majority of children do not want their parents to divorce. Following a divorce, parent-child relationship gets disrupted, the contact between children and parents is lost, there is an unending conflict between the former spouses, economic hardship becomes inevitable, there is a loss of emotional support and many other negative life events. (Amato, 2014). However, when the divorced parents join hands to manage the psychological effects of divorce on their children, the kids adjust very …show more content…
For instance, a child whose parents have separated will exhibit problems such as depression, sadness, defiance, anger, anxiety, and general delinquent behavior. Some children will demonstrate excessive responsibility towards their parents despite the fact that it should be otherwise. Such psychological problems will in various ways impede a child’s good performance in school.
Suicide
Children within a divorced family structure are more likely to commit suicide as compared to children from intact families. According to McCall’s study, child suicide is triggered by thoughts of rejection and neglect. This explains direct proportionality of divorce rate and suicide rate (Wæhler, 2012)
Religion
Children of divorce usually exhibit reduced faithfulness in religion. Following a divorce, there are high chances that children will abandon their faith and become less religious. At a close look, reduced faith in religion contributes to some unfortunate events in adulthood. These include; marital instability, addiction, involvement in crime, early sexual debut, dropping out of school, irritability and so forth (Jornt,
Divorce has pervasive effects on the society at large. The consequences of divorce …show more content…
According to Emery’s Divorce Mediation study, a majority of children do not want their parents to divorce. Following a divorce, parent-child relationship gets disrupted, the contact between children and parents is lost, there is an unending conflict between the former spouses, economic hardship becomes inevitable, there is a loss of emotional support and many other negative life events. (Amato, 2014). However, when the divorced parents join hands to manage the psychological effects of divorce on their children, the kids adjust very …show more content…
For instance, a child whose parents have separated will exhibit problems such as depression, sadness, defiance, anger, anxiety, and general delinquent behavior. Some children will demonstrate excessive responsibility towards their parents despite the fact that it should be otherwise. Such psychological problems will in various ways impede a child’s good performance in school.
Suicide
Children within a divorced family structure are more likely to commit suicide as compared to children from intact families. According to McCall’s study, child suicide is triggered by thoughts of rejection and neglect. This explains direct proportionality of divorce rate and suicide rate (Wæhler, 2012)
Religion
Children of divorce usually exhibit reduced faithfulness in religion. Following a divorce, there are high chances that children will abandon their faith and become less religious. At a close look, reduced faith in religion contributes to some unfortunate events in adulthood. These include; marital instability, addiction, involvement in crime, early sexual debut, dropping out of school, irritability and so forth (Jornt,