Discussion: The current study tested whether one’s relationships satisfaction was impacted by parental divorce. Specifically, the hypothesis was that one would have a lower relationship satisfaction with their current romantic partner, when compared to peoples whose parents are not divorced. Parental divorce is experienced by over 1 million American children every year and was found to negatively affects their achievement level in schools, result in behavior issues, emotional problems, self-esteem and their future interpersonal relationships (Amato & Sobolewski, 2001; Cui & Fincham, 2010). However, focusing on their future relationship satisfaction after parental divorce is something that needed to be addressed, because it may be factor resulting
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One of the main limitations was the fact that the sample size was quite small with only 172 individuals participating in the study. This may have resulted in data that doesn’t properly represent the population that was being targeted. Another limitation could be that it was a self-report questionnaire, which only allows a single overview of one’s relationship satisfaction. It does not account for observations, or outside sources which may also be able to account for the results of their perceived relationship satisfaction. It is important to note that their perceptions about their current relationship satisfaction could have been effected by current events, or fights that may have also been present at the time of …show more content…
This may be the mediating variable that truly determines if one’s parental divorce affect their future relationship satisfaction with their romantic partners. In future research it would be helpful to record their feelings about the divorce and how they believe it may have affected their attitude toward future marriage. Another implication may be that since divorce has become so common, its impact on future aspects of their children’s lives may in fact be diminishing. Future studies should focus on how the divorce was carried out rather than just if parental divorce occurred. Children learn by what they see happening, and if a divorce is handled carefully and respectfully the affects that the children may have in the future could be
One of the main limitations was the fact that the sample size was quite small with only 172 individuals participating in the study. This may have resulted in data that doesn’t properly represent the population that was being targeted. Another limitation could be that it was a self-report questionnaire, which only allows a single overview of one’s relationship satisfaction. It does not account for observations, or outside sources which may also be able to account for the results of their perceived relationship satisfaction. It is important to note that their perceptions about their current relationship satisfaction could have been effected by current events, or fights that may have also been present at the time of …show more content…
This may be the mediating variable that truly determines if one’s parental divorce affect their future relationship satisfaction with their romantic partners. In future research it would be helpful to record their feelings about the divorce and how they believe it may have affected their attitude toward future marriage. Another implication may be that since divorce has become so common, its impact on future aspects of their children’s lives may in fact be diminishing. Future studies should focus on how the divorce was carried out rather than just if parental divorce occurred. Children learn by what they see happening, and if a divorce is handled carefully and respectfully the affects that the children may have in the future could be