Divorce and Its Impact on Cpuples and Children

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The term divorce is a legal term that denotes the separation of two individuals in a legal manner that was once connected to each other as a result of marriage. Divorce can be a lifetime separation between couples and can even be a limited time separation between couples. Recently, the world has witnessed a surge in the number of divorces taking place and the occurrence of this event is even at its peak in the United States. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported during the period of 2011, that out of every 1000 individuals, almost 3.6 individuals have experienced divorce (cdc.gov, 2013). Divorce does not only impact the couples who are being separated, it even impacts the children of the couples. Much emphasis has been paid to the harmful effects of divorce on the couples and their children, although this research will focus on both the harmful as well as positive outcomes of divorce for the populations under study.

Benefits of Divorce for Couples and their Children

It is commonly believed as well as scientifically proven that marriages make couples satisfied and better-off as compared to divorce, but this does not mean that divorces result in negatively impacting the couple. It would not even be wrong in having an opinion that divorces result in higher amount of satisfaction for couples because decision of divorce is taken after the couples have experienced dissatisfaction from their marriage. Initially a divorce may impact the wellbeing of couples in a negative manner due to increase in stress in their life, but in the long run the stress seems to continue to fade away as suggested by Goldman that longitudinal studies prove that the stress that is experienced by female widowers tend to decline and diminish w...

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...ce in families before a divorce occurs and their bonding with individual parents may increase. On the other hand, couples going through a divorce experience immense stress as a result of psychological as well as financial strain and children experience decline in bonding with their parents since parents are involved in solving their own issues, while child’s development as well as education may be hampered.

Works Cited

Davis, D., & Miller, J. E. (November 01, 1997). Poverty History, Marital History, and Quality of Children's Home Environments. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 59, 4, 996-1007.

Goldman, M. B., & Hatch, M. (2000).Women and health. San Diego, Calif: Academic Press.

Marriage and Divorce. (2013, November 21). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved February 18, 2014, from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/divorce.htm

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