Effectiveness of Children of Divorce Intervention Program on Children's Adjustment with their Parental Divorce
Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Divorce is one of the most important phenomenons of human life that not only undermines the psychological balance of the couple but also to change the psychological balance of the children, relatives, and friends. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the impact of Children of Divorce Intervention Program (CODIP). A sample of 26 children of divorce (11 boys and 15 girls) between 7 to 9 years old was selected through an available sampling of community. CODIP was conducted on the experimental group over 15 sessions (two sessions per week) once the subjects were randomly assigned to control and experimental groups and completed three questionnaires including Children’s Ideas about Divorce scale (CIAD), Parent Evaluation Form (PEF) and Group Leader Evaluation Form (GLEF). Study results based on ANOVA show a significant difference between experimental and control groups (P<0/001). These results indicate that CODIP was effective to increase children's positive feelings and attitudes towards their parental divorce, reduced children's negative feelings toward their parental divorce, improved children's relationships with their parents and peers, and increased problem solving skills of children.
Authors: Mohammad Reza Abdi, Taghi Porebrahim, Ali Nazari
Institutions: Shahid Beheshti University, Kharazmi University
Language: English
Subfield: Demography
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2322570650