Conflict between divorced parents can lead to mental health problems in children

Question

It's being shown that children are experiencing more problems with their mental health when extreme traumatic events occur in their life, such as a child's parents separating or divorcing. The article explains how research shows that when a family going through divorce, children are more likely to feel they are going to get abandoned and as a threat to their life. Since children are more likely to be worried about being abandoned, it's predicted that their mental health declines even more stated from children and their teachers. This statement is shown to be true and accurate from the evidence and research done.

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This is a great and effective fact check as you effectively presented the main point of the article which is the impact of divorce on children's mental health. Your response highlights and communicates the main ideas well. It would be helpful if the opening sentence of this fact check could be more clear and more straight forward. Another piece of advice I would offer would be to use outside reliable sources to further fact check this claim.

Answer 1

This is true. Conflict between divorced parents has been found to impact children's cognitive capacities. The studies conducted concluded that conflict between negatively impacted children especially in situations of joint custody when contact between parents is frequent. This was reported in a report published by the government of Canada.

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/fl-lf/divorce/2004_1/p3.html

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I like that you used a source from the actual Canadian government to show credibility. However, more data or information in your entry would have been useful in this fact check!

Answer 2

The claim that conflict between divorces parents can lead to mental health problems in children is true. According to a PMC article titled Parental Divorce or Separation and Children’s Mental Health, “Research has documented that parental divorce/separation is associated with an increased risk for child and adolescent adjustment problems, including academic difficulties disruptive behaviors (e.g., conduct and substance use problems), and depressed mood.”

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I think your factcheck is pretty good. I think it would be important for you to elaborate on your source that you cite here along with adding a link to it so that it can be investigated deeper by the reader. The reader here is just unaware of what PMC is and why we should trust it as a source here.

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This is a good fact check and I like that you included more evidence from a different source, but it would've been helpful to also include the link of this other source, so we would know what you are referencing even if you stated it.

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I think your fact check itself was great, but may be missing some data or information to further prove your point. It would also be more credible if you cited sources using a link for what you referred to in the fact check.

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You have a good fact-check! However, it would be beneficial if you could include further information on the source you cited and include a link so that readers may do their own research. A brief explanation might help those people who might not understand PMC or why it's a reliable source.

Answer 3

this claim is true. The article below states that "  that children experience fear of being abandoned when their divorced or separated parents engage in conflict. Worrying about being abandoned predicted future mental health problems in children". It was also stated on anxiety center that, that fear also lead to more anxiety in future relationships they still are scared that they will be abandoned because of what they had to go through with there parents. This affects kids in ways like in school for example. As young kids whos mind aren't fully developed to understand everything as deeply as a 18 year old would, parental conflict can easily affect ones performance in school because of emotional turmoil. Kids could also develop trust issues which as I stated before would affect there relationships weather friendly or romantic because of that constant fear of being left.

https://www.anxietycentre.com/research/conflict-between-divorced-parents-can-lead-to-mental-health-problems/ 

https://news.asu.edu/20210112-study-conflict-between-divorced-parents-can-lead-mental-health-problems-children#:~:text=A%20new%20study%20from%20the,mental%20health%20problems%20in%20children.

Answer 4

Conflict involving divorce is a direct correlation to children's mental health for several reasons. Most obvious, the concept of change. "Through divorce, children can be affected by having to learn to adapt to change more often and more frequently. New family dynamics, new house or living situation, schools, friends, and more, may all have an effect." Any young adult or child growing up in a rapidly changing environment is more than likely going to experience immense pressure and stress because of the situation they have been put in. This also often leads to the child feeling guilt over the divorce. 

https://www.familymeans.org/

https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/

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This is a very goof fact check. You stated your opinion on the fact check and whether or not it is true., However, it seems as if you did not look at the source the claim attached to agree or counter argue. I do like how you attached your own sources you used. This makes it very clear to the reader where you got your information. You do a very good job of introducing the quotes and then further explaining them. Nice Job!!

Answer 5

This claim is true. Conflicts between divorced parents can very possibly lead to mental health problems within the youth. The article below states, "Nearly three decades of research evaluating the impact of family structure on the health and well-being of children demonstrates that children living with their married, biological parents consistently have better physical, emotional, and academic well-being. " This scientific research proves that having parents with a healthy relationship increases the probability of a child's or teen's mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Children and teen's with divorced parents who fight and create conflicts are much more likely to have some sort of mental, physical, or emotional problem.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4240051/

Answer 6

I believe that it is true that conflict between divorced parents can lead to mental health problems in children. When a child grows up and their parents constantly have conflict with one another, this will impact how the child communicates with others in their own lives, how they view romance, and how they view themselves, and all of these factors combined can greatly impact anyone's mental health. If someone views romance in a negative way, they could get into an abusive relationship that destroys their mental being, if they view themselves in a distasteful light, they could fall into a deep depression. A study from Arizona State University found that children who have divorced parents who interact poorly with one another have a fear of abandonment and this impacts their mental being. The researches asked 559 kids about their thoughts of their parents' conflict and all of them said they have a fear of at least one of their parents abandoning them. A fear of abandonment can lead to unhealthy attachment styles and going into abusive relationships. I think it is safe to say that conflict between divorced parents can lead to mental health problems in children.

Answer 7

Studies indicate children who witness ongoing conflict between their divorced or separated parents are at higher risk of developing issues such as anxiety, depression, and behavioral problems. The stress and emotional turmoil caused by such conflicts can disrupt a child's sense of security and stability, leading to long-term mental health challenges. 

https://news.asu.edu/20210112-study-conflict-between-divorced-parents-can-lead-mental-health-problems-children?form=MG0AV3

Mental Health Effects of Parents Fighting

Answer 8

The claim that conflict between divorced parents can lead to mental health problems in children is true. The study referenced was conducted by Arizona State University's Research and Education Advancing Children's Health (REACH) Institute and surveyed 559 children from ages 9-18 years old. This study found that children whose separated parents engage in conflict are more likely to experience fear of abandonment. This fear predicted later reported mental health struggles of the children. The correlation found by the REACH study backs this claim directly. I found that an additional study from the National Institutes of Health also supports this claim with connections to Post-traumatic stress disorder.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9360253/

Answer 9

Overall, this seems like an indisputable claim. There are many, many other articles and studies that can easily be searched to back this up. Additionally, while ASU does not link the study they conducted that the article is pulling from nor could I find it online, the fact that this article is from the university’s own website is typically a sign of increased credibility. 

Here are some additional articles and studies that back up the claims made in ASU’s article: 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6313686/#:~:text=Research%20has%20documented%20that%20parental

https://harbormentalhealth.com/2021/10/29/effects-of-divorce-on-childrens-mental-health/

https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-017-1252-z

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/divorce-impact-on-children

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It's best to elaborate on the other articles and studies since you reference them and list their hyperlinks.

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It was good that you provided other links and examples of other articles, but it would've been good for your fact check to reference and pull information from the different articles not just paste them.

Answer 10

This claim is true because the research conducted by Kimberlee D’Ardenne, a psychologist at Arizona State University, did this study on a variety of age groups and children who came from a family that were married or divorced. 

Kary O’Hara, a research assistant professor of psychology who aided D’Ardenne in her research, found that much of what was causing stress in these children was from conflicts witnessed between their parents. They found that children who witnessed these conflicts would have mental health issues in the future. With children that had married parents, they had this underlying idea of there being a potential split between their parents. 

Going back to the claim, children with divorced parents would lead to having abandonment issues in the future. In a different article, it states “Studies have also found depression and anxiety rates are higher in children from divorced parents.” There are many different ways having divorced parents can affect children far more than you believe and there can also be different perspectives when it comes to this as well as the surrounding environment of the growing child.

https://news.asu.edu/20210112-study-conflict-between-divorced-parents-can-lead-mental-health-problems-children

https://harbormentalhealth.com/2021/10/29/effects-of-divorce-on-childrens-mental-health/

Comments

Your response clearly shows some of the psychological effects of divorce and conflict and brings up a number of major problems regarding the influence of parental conflict and divorce on children's mental health. Your analysis improves the argument with an in-depth understanding that takes note of both safety and risk variables.