Lewis Honors College Capstone Collection
Year of Publication
2016
College
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Department/School/Program
Family Studies
Degree Name
B.S. in Family Studies & Psychology
First Capstone/Thesis Advisor
Diana Haleman
Abstract
A literature review was conducted to determine what age children are most vulnerable to the impact of parental divorce on their romantic relationships in adulthood. Fourteen articles were included in this review. Results of the review showed different outcomes based on stage of life. Parental divorce in infancy, early childhood, late childhood, and adolescence resulted in the most negative long-term effects on the children’s intimate relationships later in life. Children in middle childhood and young adulthood at the time of their parents’ marital dissolution appeared to be most resilient to its impact on their romantic relationships in adulthood. Literature on this association is still very limited. This review can be used as a starting point for future research.
Recommended Citation
Weldon, Adrian, "Effects of Timing of Parental Divorce on Children’s Romantic Relationships in Adulthood: A Review" (2016). Lewis Honors College Capstone Collection. 26.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/honprog/26
Included in
Child Psychology Commons, Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, Social Psychology Commons
Notes
Adrian Weldon won the University of Kentucky Libraries Dean's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Scholarship in 2017 with this research.