Consequences of the parental conflict after the divorce on the adaptation and well-being of children.

Abstract

The types of families are in flux nowadays due to the increasing number of blended families or single parents. Sometimes, this evolution raises a debate about the appropriateness of separations and remarriages for the well-being of the children. In this research, we’ve wanted therefore to observe the connection among several risk factors, such as the parent-child emotional relationship or a conflict between parents, the children’s adaptation to their environment and their family satisfaction, as well as the differences with other children. The results show that the children’s involvement in parental conflict and educational discrepancy between their parents are the factors that have the most considerable weight when it comes to explain the family dissatisfaction. On the other hand, family dissatisfaction is directly related to personal, social and academic maladjustment, although these results aren’t higher than other children’s results.