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Pathways linking parental divorce with adolescent depression

R H Aseltine1

  • 1University of Massachusetts, Center for Survey Research, Boston 02125, USA. ASELTINE@UMBSKY.CC.UMB.EDU

Journal of Health and Social Behavior
|June 1, 1996
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Parental divorce increases adolescent depression through secondary stresses like economic hardship. It also affects how teens react to stress, with single-parent families showing vulnerability to financial difficulties.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Parental divorce is a significant life event impacting adolescent well-being.
  • Understanding the mechanisms linking divorce to depression is crucial for intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the pathways between parental divorce and adolescent depression.
  • To examine the roles of economic hardship and family conflict in this relationship.
  • To assess how divorce influences adolescents' stress reactivity.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized cross-sectional and prospective data from Boston-area high school students.
  • Analyzed the mediating effects of economic hardship and family conflict.
  • Examined the moderating role of family structure on stress effects.

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Main Results:

  • Parental divorce is linked to adolescent depression via secondary stressors, particularly economic hardship.
  • Youths in single-parent families are more vulnerable to financial stress.
  • Family conflict did not explain distress in single-parent families due to adolescent immunity.
  • Prospective data did not support pre-divorce differences between family types.

Conclusions:

  • Economic hardship is a key pathway linking divorce to adolescent depression.
  • Adolescents' stress reactivity is altered by parental divorce.
  • Family structure influences vulnerability to specific stressors post-divorce.