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The Price of Divorce
Analyzes the statistics associated with divorce and its increase over time. Focused on the academic, economic, and social effects. All information was reviewed by teachers and received their approval regarding accuracy. Educators must recognize patterns of changing behavior and pay close attention to academic performance. Raynish, Annie. "The Price of Divorce." (2007): 44. Web. -
Journal of Family Issues
Compared to peers who grow up in stable post-divorce families, children of divorce who experience increased familial tensions and stresses make less progress in their math and social studies performance over time. Sun, Yongmin. "Postdivorce Family Stability and Changes in Adolescents' Academic Performance." Journal of Family Issues 30.11 (2009): 1527-555. Print. -
Journal of Marriage and Family
The relationship between psychosocial well being and academic success is examined in this study. Divorce is associated with diminished well being and this decrease helps explain the connection between divorce and lower academic achievement. Potter, Daniel. "Psychosocial Well-Being and the Relationship Between Divorce and Children's Academic Achievement." Journal of Marriage and Family 72.4 (2010): 933-46. Print. -
Tennessee Bar Journal
When in the process of divorce it is possible to become preoccupied in other matters and lose sight of the importance of ones children. This leads to neglect of children and lack of awareness of their academic and social standings. This article allows for a legal standpoint of a divorce lawyer. She emphasizes the importance of keeping up with clients children. Moses, Marlene Eskind. "Family Matter: Helping Children Endure Divorce." Tennessee Bar Journal 49 (2013): 34. Print. -
Children of Divorce
Compares the effects on the child of post-divorce parenting arrangements and the impacts on academic performance. Also analyzes the role of children within the dysfunctional patterns of dissolving family systems. Everett, Craig. Children of Divorce. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis, 2014. Print. -
Journal of School Psychology
The effects of divorce are dependent upon stressors such as conflict and living conditions. Age plays a big role in the level of impact that divorce has on academic achievement. Anthony, Christopher J. "Divorce, Approaches to Learning, and Children's Academic Achievement: A Longitudinal Analysis of Mediated and Moderated Effects." Journal of School Psychology. 3rd ed. Vol. 52. Kidlington: Pergamon - An Imprint of Elsevier Science, 2014. 249-261. Print.