Exposure to parental separation in childhood and later parenting quality as an adult : evidence from a 30-year longitudinal study

Friesen, Myron D.

Exposure to parental separation in childhood and later parenting quality as an adult : evidence from a 30-year longitudinal study Myron D. Friesen, John Horwood, David M. Fergusson and Lianne J. Woodward - Wiley, 2016 - Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry .

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2016, Advance online publication, 24 August 2016

"Previous research has documented that exposure to parental separation/divorce during childhood can be associated with long-term consequences into adulthood. This study sought to extend this literature by examining associations between childhood exposure to parental separation/divorce and later parenting behavior as an adult in a New Zealand birth cohort." (From the abstract). Record #5135

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ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES
Christchurch Health and Development Study
LONGITUDINAL STUDIES
PARENTING
SEPARATION


NEW ZEALAND