Divorce and the Preschool Child

Abstract

Developmental theory proposes that divorce for preschool children is a particularly vulnerable time for the development of maladjustment. Relatively little research, however, has been done in this area. In the present study, 26 preschool children from divorced homes and 26 from intact homes were studied, using parent report, preschool teacher report and direct observation. Few statistically significant differences on these measures between the two groups were obtained. For children of divorce the presence of younger parents, limited financial resources, and geographic mobility predicted maladjustment while these variables were not related to maladjustment for children from intact families. Results were interpreted in terms of the attribution of damage due to divorce, the social environment, and the cumulative effects of stress.

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