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(Canada) School drop-out rates rise for children of divorce, claims study
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Several articles and attached study FYI.
Download PDF (22 Pages, 250KB) Article:
http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/CJS/article/view/1331/5152
Quote #1: Now, a new research says that the effect of divorce on education
and emotional impact on children is getting worse. Two Canadian
Universities (University of Manitoba and University of Alberta) conducted a
study to warn parents and consider the deadly consequences of their divorce
on the children. The study says that school dropout rates are definitely
higher among children of divorced parents compared to kids with parents who
are still together. The consequences are lethal on children of parents who
went through two or more divorces. Compared to stable families, there's a
50% chance that these children will completely drop off from school.
Quote #2: However, she [Lisa Strohschein] says, divorce can be often seen
as a means to settle otherwise resolvable problems within the relationship.
While divorcing parents often think of the short-term consequences of the
divorce, Strohschein wonders if they weigh the full impact of ending their
relationship. "I think people underestimate the long-term cost of divorce,
not just to themselves but also to their kids," said Strohschein. The
investment, she says, should be not about keeping children busy or
enrolling them in multiple activities. Instead, the investment is personal
time in nurturing and building a healthy relationship with their partner.
"I think if parents are really interested in investing in the future of
their children, one of the things they ought to be paying attention to is
the potential cost of what divorce might actually entail."
--------------------------------------
http://www.legalx.net/blog/2009/05/29/effect-of-divorce-on-kids/
LegalX Blog is dedicated to bringing you the latest interesting news in law.
29 May 2009
Effect of Divorce on Kids
Now, a new research says that the effect of divorce on education and
emotional impact on children is getting worse. Two Canadian Universities
(University of Manitoba and University of Alberta) conducted a study to
warn parents and consider the deadly consequences of their divorce on the
children.
The study says that school dropout rates are definitely higher among
children of divorced parents compared to kids with parents who are still
together. The consequences are lethal on children of parents who went
through two or more divorces. Compared to stable families, there's a 50%
chance that these children will completely drop off from school.
The study's co-author and university divorce expert Lisa Strohschein said,
"The number of changes experienced by the children and how they grow as
young adults can be seen in this long-run picture. As part of the study,
researchers looked at data on 9,400 children adopted or born on 1984 in
two-parent families.
Then, these children were tracked until 2004 (when they're 20 years old) to
find out what happened in their life. The researchers found that out of
9,400 children, only 1,325 children saw one divorce, 285 saw two divorces,
and 52 had three divorces.
Detailed results of the study also stated that 78.4% of children without
divorced parents completed high school while only 60% of children with
divorced parents did.
---------------------------------------
http://www.enotalone.com/article/19477.html
eNotAlone.com
12 April 2009
Parental Divorce Affects Children's Education
By eNotAlone.com
Couples who are about to get divorced should know that their decision could
have a negative impact on their child's long-term academic performance,
reports a new study by two Canadian Universities.
Researchers from the University of Alberta and the University of Manitoba
found that the consequences of parental divorce lead to higher school
drop-out rates among children whose parents are getting a divorce, compared
to their peers whose parents stay together. The groundbreaking study is the
first in Canada to look at the long-term impacts of disrupted family on
children.
The experts say that the consequences were far worse for kids who went
thorough two or more parental changes - divorce, death, remarriage, or
another divorce. Such kids have just 40 to 50 per cent chance of completing
high school education, to compare with children coming from stable
families. "This is a long-run picture, where we can look at number of
changes a child experiences and link it to how they finish up as they enter
into young adulthood," said University of Alberta divorce expert Lisa
Strohschein, who worked on the study in collaboration with the University
of Manitoba's Noralou Roos and Marni Brownell.
For the new study, the researchers analyzed the data registry of more than
9,400 kids who were born or adopted in 2-parent families in 1984 in
Manitoba. All the kids then were tracked to 2004, until the age of 20, so
the experts could find out what happened to them in their life. The study
found that of that initial 9,403 children, 7,569 did not see a divorce in
the family, 1,325 went through one parental divorce and 172 had lost one
parent. Comparatively a small number -- 285 kids -- lived through two
family transitions, divorce and remarriage, while 52 saw three transitions.
When all the data has been finally analyzed, the experts found that 78.4
per cent of kids who did not experience parental divorce or separation,
completed successfully high school, well ahead of their peers with one
change in the family household. There was not a significant difference
between kids who experienced one divorce and those who had lost one of the
parents. In both groups, about 60 per cent received high school diplomas.
The biggest concern was for children in twice-divorced households.
The study also found that the impact of divorce or a split was worse on
younger children than on older ones. Lisa Strohschein said that more
studies are needed to explain this trend, but it could be that younger
children have fewer emotional skills to cope with the trauma. Or, she
added, it could be that the earlier is a child when the first change in the
family occurs, the more likely it is that his/her parents will go through
more family changes.
However, the divorce expert said that although it is very important to work
on a relationship for the sake of kids, there are situations where divorce
can be a benefit to children, "if household is dysfunctional." Very often
people just say that they can do nothing more to save the marriage,
Strohschein says, and what her study suggests is that there are some
long-term consequences to those decisions that couples always should keep
in mind.
In her next project, Strohschein plans to involve more than 90,000 kids in
order to look at the effects of fourth and fifth family changes. She hopes
that similar studies can be carried out in Alberta, but the provincial
government does not provide the same information to researchers as does the
government of Manitoba.
The study is published in the latest edition of Canadian Journal of Sociology.
-----------------------------------------
http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=1485061
The National Post (Canada)
10 April 2009
School drop-out rates rise for children of divorce, claims study
Keith Geren, Canwest News Service
Parents thinking about getting divorced, especially for the second or third
time, should consider the impact of that decision on their children's
schooling, new research from University of Alberta suggests.
The groundbreaking study - believed to the first in Canada to look at the
long-term impacts of household upheaval on academic success - found
children who experience changes to their family structure are much more
likely to become high school dropouts than classmates whose parents stay
together.
The findings were particularly grim for children who live through three or
more parental changes: divorce or death, remarriage or another divorce.
Such children have just a 40-per-cent chance of completing their high
school diplomas, a success rate half that of children with no family
shakeup. "This is a long-run picture, where we can look at number of
changes a child experiences and link it to how they finish up as they enter
into young adulthood," said U of A divorce expert Lisa Strohschein, who
co-authored the project with the University of Manitoba's Noralou Roos and
Marni Brownell. The study, considered especially relevant at a time of high
divorce rates and increasingly complex family relationships, is published
in the new edition of Canadian Journal of Sociology.
Previous research has linked family instability with childhood problems,
but such work has typically focused only on short-term impacts, Strohschein
said. For her team's study, the scholars used a data registry of more than
9,400 children born in 1984 in Manitoba. The children, all born or adopted
into two-parent married households, were tracked until age 20 to find out
what happened to them.
Of that initial 9,403 children, 7,569 saw their parents stay together,
1,325 experienced one divorce and 172 had a parent die.
A small number - 285 children - lived through two family transitions
(divorce and remarriage), while 52 experienced three transitions.
Analysis of the data found 78.4 per cent of children whose parents stayed
together finished high school by age 20, well ahead of classmates with one
change to the family structure.
There was little difference between children who experienced one divorce
and those who had a parent die. In both groups, about 60 per cent received
high school diplomas. The biggest concern was for children in
twice-divorced households.
"It's that cumulative effect," Strohschein said. "Things really seem to
fall off when there is a loss of a second marital relationship. It's really
striking."
The divorce rate in Canada has been holding steady in recent years at
around 38 per cent - meaning about 380 out of every 1,000 marriages will
dissolve within 30 years. But the divorce rate worsens for second and third
marriages, providing additional risk for children.
Strohschein cautions against generalizations, because in some cases divorce
can be a benefit to children if a household is dysfunctional.
"But there are lots of people who just say, 'I don't think I can make this
relationship work,' " she said. "And what the study suggests is there are
some long-term consequences to those decisions parents should take into
consideration."
The study also found younger children whose parents divorce are more likely
to drop out than children who are older when a split occurs. Strohschein
said more work is needed to explain this trend, but it may be that younger
children have fewer emotional skills to deal with traumatic events.
"Or it may be that the earlier you are when you have a first change, the
more likely it is your parents will have more changes."
Her next project will examine the life paths of more than 90,000 children,
which will allow researchers to look at the effects of fourth and fifth
family changes. She hopes similar studies can be done in Alberta, but the
provincial government does not provide the same data to researchers as the
Manitoba government.
-----------------------------------------------------
http://www.expressnews.ualberta.ca/article.cfm?id=10085
University of Alberta (Canada)
ExpressNews
2 April 2009
Cost of divorce may include a child's high-school diploma
By Jamie Hanlon
Edmonton-Lisa Strohschein's latest research won't explain why Johnny can't
read, but it may help in understanding why he didn't finish high school.
Strohschein's research on family structure histories and high-school
completion, which was published in the latest edition of the Canadian
Journal of Sociology, links divorce to students' failure to complete high
school.
Data was used from roughly 10,000 Manitoba residents born in 1984 into
married parent households. By tracking changes in family structure from
birth until age 18, Strohschein found that children who experience any
change in family structure, including parental death or divorce, are less
likely to finish high school, compared to those who grow up in stable
married households.
The study showed that children who experienced multiple changes in family
structure while they were growing up were the worst off: while children
whose parents remain married had a nearly 80 per cent likelihood of
finishing high school, only 40 per cent of those with three or more changes
in family structure completed high school.
The study also showed that children who were younger at the time of the
first change in family structure were at greater risk. "We're not quite
sure why that is," Strohschein said. It may be that younger children have
fewer emotional skills to deal with stressful events, but this is a
question she hopes to answer in future research.
One conclusion that Strohschein does not want people to draw from her
research is that parents should stay together for the sake of the kids.
Strohschein says that research has already shown that it is better for
children who live in highly dysfunctional family relationships if the
parents go their separate ways.
However, she says, divorce can be often seen as a means to settle otherwise
resolvable problems within the relationship. While divorcing parents often
think of the short-term consequences of the divorce, Strohschein wonders if
they weigh the full impact of ending their relationship.
"I think people underestimate the long-term cost of divorce, not just to
themselves but also to their kids," said Strohschein. The investment, she
says, should be not about keeping children busy or enrolling them in
multiple activities. Instead, the investment is personal time in nurturing
and building a healthy relationship with their partner.
"I think if parents are really interested in investing in the future of
their children, one of the things they ought to be paying attention to is
the potential cost of what divorce might actually entail."
Related Internal Links
Lisa Strohschein's U of A website:
http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/sociology/strohschein.cfm
-------------------------------------------------
http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/CJS/index
http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/CJS/issue/current
Canadian Journal of Sociology, Vol 34, No 1 (2009)
Family structure histories and high school completion: Evidence from a
population based registry.
By Lisa Strohschein, Noralou Roos, Marni Brownell, Pages 83-104
http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/CJS/article/view/1331
Abstract
The purpose of this paper was to use a life course approach to investigate
the association between family structure histories and high school
completion. Using data from a population-based data registry for the 1984
Manitoba birth cohort, we selected a sample of children born or adopted at
birth into a married or cohabiting two-parent household (n = 9,493) and
derived family structure histories for each child up until the age of 18.
Marital disruption occurred for 1,876 children (19.8%), with 531 children
(5.6%) of the total sample experiencing multiple changes in family
structure. Logistic regression models showed that children who experienced
marital disruption before the age of 18 were significantly less likely to
complete high school than children in intact households, and that children
who were younger at the time of a first change in marital status were more
vulnerable than children who were older when their parents' marriage ended.
Further work is needed to elucidate the pathways that link family structure
histories to child outcomes.
http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/CJS/article/view/1331/5152
Download PDF (22 Pages, 250KB) Article:
http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/CJS/article/view/1331/5152
Quote #1: Now, a new research says that the effect of divorce on education
and emotional impact on children is getting worse. Two Canadian
Universities (University of Manitoba and University of Alberta) conducted a
study to warn parents and consider the deadly consequences of their divorce
on the children. The study says that school dropout rates are definitely
higher among children of divorced parents compared to kids with parents who
are still together. The consequences are lethal on children of parents who
went through two or more divorces. Compared to stable families, there's a
50% chance that these children will completely drop off from school.
Quote #2: However, she [Lisa Strohschein] says, divorce can be often seen
as a means to settle otherwise resolvable problems within the relationship.
While divorcing parents often think of the short-term consequences of the
divorce, Strohschein wonders if they weigh the full impact of ending their
relationship. "I think people underestimate the long-term cost of divorce,
not just to themselves but also to their kids," said Strohschein. The
investment, she says, should be not about keeping children busy or
enrolling them in multiple activities. Instead, the investment is personal
time in nurturing and building a healthy relationship with their partner.
"I think if parents are really interested in investing in the future of
their children, one of the things they ought to be paying attention to is
the potential cost of what divorce might actually entail."
--------------------------------------
http://www.legalx.net/blog/2009/05/29/effect-of-divorce-on-kids/
LegalX Blog is dedicated to bringing you the latest interesting news in law.
29 May 2009
Effect of Divorce on Kids
Now, a new research says that the effect of divorce on education and
emotional impact on children is getting worse. Two Canadian Universities
(University of Manitoba and University of Alberta) conducted a study to
warn parents and consider the deadly consequences of their divorce on the
children.
The study says that school dropout rates are definitely higher among
children of divorced parents compared to kids with parents who are still
together. The consequences are lethal on children of parents who went
through two or more divorces. Compared to stable families, there's a 50%
chance that these children will completely drop off from school.
The study's co-author and university divorce expert Lisa Strohschein said,
"The number of changes experienced by the children and how they grow as
young adults can be seen in this long-run picture. As part of the study,
researchers looked at data on 9,400 children adopted or born on 1984 in
two-parent families.
Then, these children were tracked until 2004 (when they're 20 years old) to
find out what happened in their life. The researchers found that out of
9,400 children, only 1,325 children saw one divorce, 285 saw two divorces,
and 52 had three divorces.
Detailed results of the study also stated that 78.4% of children without
divorced parents completed high school while only 60% of children with
divorced parents did.
---------------------------------------
http://www.enotalone.com/article/19477.html
eNotAlone.com
12 April 2009
Parental Divorce Affects Children's Education
By eNotAlone.com
Couples who are about to get divorced should know that their decision could
have a negative impact on their child's long-term academic performance,
reports a new study by two Canadian Universities.
Researchers from the University of Alberta and the University of Manitoba
found that the consequences of parental divorce lead to higher school
drop-out rates among children whose parents are getting a divorce, compared
to their peers whose parents stay together. The groundbreaking study is the
first in Canada to look at the long-term impacts of disrupted family on
children.
The experts say that the consequences were far worse for kids who went
thorough two or more parental changes - divorce, death, remarriage, or
another divorce. Such kids have just 40 to 50 per cent chance of completing
high school education, to compare with children coming from stable
families. "This is a long-run picture, where we can look at number of
changes a child experiences and link it to how they finish up as they enter
into young adulthood," said University of Alberta divorce expert Lisa
Strohschein, who worked on the study in collaboration with the University
of Manitoba's Noralou Roos and Marni Brownell.
For the new study, the researchers analyzed the data registry of more than
9,400 kids who were born or adopted in 2-parent families in 1984 in
Manitoba. All the kids then were tracked to 2004, until the age of 20, so
the experts could find out what happened to them in their life. The study
found that of that initial 9,403 children, 7,569 did not see a divorce in
the family, 1,325 went through one parental divorce and 172 had lost one
parent. Comparatively a small number -- 285 kids -- lived through two
family transitions, divorce and remarriage, while 52 saw three transitions.
When all the data has been finally analyzed, the experts found that 78.4
per cent of kids who did not experience parental divorce or separation,
completed successfully high school, well ahead of their peers with one
change in the family household. There was not a significant difference
between kids who experienced one divorce and those who had lost one of the
parents. In both groups, about 60 per cent received high school diplomas.
The biggest concern was for children in twice-divorced households.
The study also found that the impact of divorce or a split was worse on
younger children than on older ones. Lisa Strohschein said that more
studies are needed to explain this trend, but it could be that younger
children have fewer emotional skills to cope with the trauma. Or, she
added, it could be that the earlier is a child when the first change in the
family occurs, the more likely it is that his/her parents will go through
more family changes.
However, the divorce expert said that although it is very important to work
on a relationship for the sake of kids, there are situations where divorce
can be a benefit to children, "if household is dysfunctional." Very often
people just say that they can do nothing more to save the marriage,
Strohschein says, and what her study suggests is that there are some
long-term consequences to those decisions that couples always should keep
in mind.
In her next project, Strohschein plans to involve more than 90,000 kids in
order to look at the effects of fourth and fifth family changes. She hopes
that similar studies can be carried out in Alberta, but the provincial
government does not provide the same information to researchers as does the
government of Manitoba.
The study is published in the latest edition of Canadian Journal of Sociology.
-----------------------------------------
http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=1485061
The National Post (Canada)
10 April 2009
School drop-out rates rise for children of divorce, claims study
Keith Geren, Canwest News Service
Parents thinking about getting divorced, especially for the second or third
time, should consider the impact of that decision on their children's
schooling, new research from University of Alberta suggests.
The groundbreaking study - believed to the first in Canada to look at the
long-term impacts of household upheaval on academic success - found
children who experience changes to their family structure are much more
likely to become high school dropouts than classmates whose parents stay
together.
The findings were particularly grim for children who live through three or
more parental changes: divorce or death, remarriage or another divorce.
Such children have just a 40-per-cent chance of completing their high
school diplomas, a success rate half that of children with no family
shakeup. "This is a long-run picture, where we can look at number of
changes a child experiences and link it to how they finish up as they enter
into young adulthood," said U of A divorce expert Lisa Strohschein, who
co-authored the project with the University of Manitoba's Noralou Roos and
Marni Brownell. The study, considered especially relevant at a time of high
divorce rates and increasingly complex family relationships, is published
in the new edition of Canadian Journal of Sociology.
Previous research has linked family instability with childhood problems,
but such work has typically focused only on short-term impacts, Strohschein
said. For her team's study, the scholars used a data registry of more than
9,400 children born in 1984 in Manitoba. The children, all born or adopted
into two-parent married households, were tracked until age 20 to find out
what happened to them.
Of that initial 9,403 children, 7,569 saw their parents stay together,
1,325 experienced one divorce and 172 had a parent die.
A small number - 285 children - lived through two family transitions
(divorce and remarriage), while 52 experienced three transitions.
Analysis of the data found 78.4 per cent of children whose parents stayed
together finished high school by age 20, well ahead of classmates with one
change to the family structure.
There was little difference between children who experienced one divorce
and those who had a parent die. In both groups, about 60 per cent received
high school diplomas. The biggest concern was for children in
twice-divorced households.
"It's that cumulative effect," Strohschein said. "Things really seem to
fall off when there is a loss of a second marital relationship. It's really
striking."
The divorce rate in Canada has been holding steady in recent years at
around 38 per cent - meaning about 380 out of every 1,000 marriages will
dissolve within 30 years. But the divorce rate worsens for second and third
marriages, providing additional risk for children.
Strohschein cautions against generalizations, because in some cases divorce
can be a benefit to children if a household is dysfunctional.
"But there are lots of people who just say, 'I don't think I can make this
relationship work,' " she said. "And what the study suggests is there are
some long-term consequences to those decisions parents should take into
consideration."
The study also found younger children whose parents divorce are more likely
to drop out than children who are older when a split occurs. Strohschein
said more work is needed to explain this trend, but it may be that younger
children have fewer emotional skills to deal with traumatic events.
"Or it may be that the earlier you are when you have a first change, the
more likely it is your parents will have more changes."
Her next project will examine the life paths of more than 90,000 children,
which will allow researchers to look at the effects of fourth and fifth
family changes. She hopes similar studies can be done in Alberta, but the
provincial government does not provide the same data to researchers as the
Manitoba government.
-----------------------------------------------------
http://www.expressnews.ualberta.ca/article.cfm?id=10085
University of Alberta (Canada)
ExpressNews
2 April 2009
Cost of divorce may include a child's high-school diploma
By Jamie Hanlon
Edmonton-Lisa Strohschein's latest research won't explain why Johnny can't
read, but it may help in understanding why he didn't finish high school.
Strohschein's research on family structure histories and high-school
completion, which was published in the latest edition of the Canadian
Journal of Sociology, links divorce to students' failure to complete high
school.
Data was used from roughly 10,000 Manitoba residents born in 1984 into
married parent households. By tracking changes in family structure from
birth until age 18, Strohschein found that children who experience any
change in family structure, including parental death or divorce, are less
likely to finish high school, compared to those who grow up in stable
married households.
The study showed that children who experienced multiple changes in family
structure while they were growing up were the worst off: while children
whose parents remain married had a nearly 80 per cent likelihood of
finishing high school, only 40 per cent of those with three or more changes
in family structure completed high school.
The study also showed that children who were younger at the time of the
first change in family structure were at greater risk. "We're not quite
sure why that is," Strohschein said. It may be that younger children have
fewer emotional skills to deal with stressful events, but this is a
question she hopes to answer in future research.
One conclusion that Strohschein does not want people to draw from her
research is that parents should stay together for the sake of the kids.
Strohschein says that research has already shown that it is better for
children who live in highly dysfunctional family relationships if the
parents go their separate ways.
However, she says, divorce can be often seen as a means to settle otherwise
resolvable problems within the relationship. While divorcing parents often
think of the short-term consequences of the divorce, Strohschein wonders if
they weigh the full impact of ending their relationship.
"I think people underestimate the long-term cost of divorce, not just to
themselves but also to their kids," said Strohschein. The investment, she
says, should be not about keeping children busy or enrolling them in
multiple activities. Instead, the investment is personal time in nurturing
and building a healthy relationship with their partner.
"I think if parents are really interested in investing in the future of
their children, one of the things they ought to be paying attention to is
the potential cost of what divorce might actually entail."
Related Internal Links
Lisa Strohschein's U of A website:
http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/sociology/strohschein.cfm
-------------------------------------------------
http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/CJS/index
http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/CJS/issue/current
Canadian Journal of Sociology, Vol 34, No 1 (2009)
Family structure histories and high school completion: Evidence from a
population based registry.
By Lisa Strohschein, Noralou Roos, Marni Brownell, Pages 83-104
http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/CJS/article/view/1331
Abstract
The purpose of this paper was to use a life course approach to investigate
the association between family structure histories and high school
completion. Using data from a population-based data registry for the 1984
Manitoba birth cohort, we selected a sample of children born or adopted at
birth into a married or cohabiting two-parent household (n = 9,493) and
derived family structure histories for each child up until the age of 18.
Marital disruption occurred for 1,876 children (19.8%), with 531 children
(5.6%) of the total sample experiencing multiple changes in family
structure. Logistic regression models showed that children who experienced
marital disruption before the age of 18 were significantly less likely to
complete high school than children in intact households, and that children
who were younger at the time of a first change in marital status were more
vulnerable than children who were older when their parents' marriage ended.
Further work is needed to elucidate the pathways that link family structure
histories to child outcomes.
http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/CJS/article/view/1331/5152
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