Divorce over the past few decades had become more prevalent than ever before. The number of divorce has steadily increased since the 5 percent divorce rate, shortly after the Civil War. In 1964, the rate increased to 36 percent (Furstengerg, 1994). This number continued to incline to recent decades, leaving the current divorce rates around 40-50 percent (American Psychological Association, 2016). Among these failed marriages, a large number will involve children. By the time children have reached the age of 18, about 40 percent of their parents will divorce, leaving only 47 percent of children reaching the age of 17 with intact families (Fagan & Churchill, 2012). Therefore, the US has greater than one million kids who will experience divorce
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The effects of parental divorce on a child have been the main focus of the research. Researchers found evidence to support that parental divorce negatively affects children in most cases (Fagan, & Churchill, 2012). Divorce may affect a child’s well-being, academic performance, and relationships with parents, behavior, and their conflict resolution skills. Divorce is a challenging obstacle for the entire family, especially when a child is showing behavioral issues. A child’s reaction towards divorce may vary depending on the situations he/she may face. As a parent or counselor you may not have control over the way that a child is feeling regarding a divorce, however you can take precautions to monitor the behavior of a child. For this study we chose to focus on the effects divorce has on a child’s behavior in a classroom …show more content…
Researchers define misbehavior as a behavior a child may exhibit that goes against the classroom rules (ie. Shouting out instead of raising hand, not remaining seated, etc.). The teachers will be monitoring the misbehavior on a scale of red, yellow, and green. The researchers hypothesize that students of divorce will have a decrease in misbehavior reported by the teachers after the ten 30-40 minute group counseling sessions compared to those students of divorce that are not attending the intervention
The effects of parental divorce on a child have been the main focus of the research. Researchers found evidence to support that parental divorce negatively affects children in most cases (Fagan, & Churchill, 2012). Divorce may affect a child’s well-being, academic performance, and relationships with parents, behavior, and their conflict resolution skills. Divorce is a challenging obstacle for the entire family, especially when a child is showing behavioral issues. A child’s reaction towards divorce may vary depending on the situations he/she may face. As a parent or counselor you may not have control over the way that a child is feeling regarding a divorce, however you can take precautions to monitor the behavior of a child. For this study we chose to focus on the effects divorce has on a child’s behavior in a classroom …show more content…
Researchers define misbehavior as a behavior a child may exhibit that goes against the classroom rules (ie. Shouting out instead of raising hand, not remaining seated, etc.). The teachers will be monitoring the misbehavior on a scale of red, yellow, and green. The researchers hypothesize that students of divorce will have a decrease in misbehavior reported by the teachers after the ten 30-40 minute group counseling sessions compared to those students of divorce that are not attending the intervention