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One of the main topic of the sociological literature of divorce is to gain insight on the childre... more One of the main topic of the sociological literature of divorce is to gain insight on the children’s well-being during the phases of the parents’s relationship crisis and after the divorce. Some studies aimed to make comparisons between the children of intact and divorced families. They are inspecting the family characteristics such as parental conflict before separation (see among others Sigle Rushton and McLanahan, 2004; Amato, 2010). It is quite well stated that one of the main interesting feature is the parents’ previous relationship quality, as well as the divorce (see Jekielek, 1998; Hanson, 1999). One way to investigate this topic is to control for many characteristics before the marriage dissolution and also to include some measures related to the children’s wealth before and after the event of divorce. In fact, in such a context, to assess experimental results is methodologically difficult or even impossible. As suggested in Amato (2010) the findings of studies that focus o...
Background: During the second half of the 20th century there was a positive relationship between ... more Background: During the second half of the 20th century there was a positive relationship between single parenthood and the mother’s educational level in Spain and Italy.
Objective: However, several important transformations contemplated by Goode (1993) and McLanahan (2004) suggest that this relationship may have been inverted in Spain but perhaps not in Italy. The purpose of our study is to test this hypothesis.
Methods: We use EU_SILC data from waves 2005 and 2011 and logistic regressions.
Results: We found the relationship between the mother’s educational level and being a single mother is negative in Spain, while it is not significant in Italy. However, we found that for Italian mothers aged 40 and younger and mothers from northwest Italy, this relationship is also negative. By contrast, for older mothers and mothers from the islands or southern Italy, this association is positive. Meanwhile, for mothers from the central and northeast regions, the relationship between educational level and single motherhood is not significant.
Conclusions: These results show how Spain and some parts of Italian society are moving towards family models similar to those in the Northern European countries. As Sara McLanahan (2004) noted for the United States, this social transformation in Southern Europe cannot be considered without recognizing the potential negative consequence for future generations. The single-mother households dealing with the economic crisis that started in 2008 have lower socioeconomic backgrounds than the single mothers who suffered through previous crises, and therefore the consequences of this crisis for children in single-parent families might be even more negative, especially in Spain.
The aim of this dissertation is to expand the European literature on the effects of parental divo... more The aim of this dissertation is to expand the European literature on the effects of parental divorce and family structure on children's well-being, paying special attention to micro and macro-level explanations. In chapter one is analyzed the mediating and moderating role of family income, parental supervision and children's psychological problems on the effect of parental divorce on children's educational level in the United Kingdom. In another chapter is studied the mediating and moderating role of several types of family's resources on arriving late for school in seventeen western countries. In the other three chapters, the hypothesis of whether the impact of parental divorce on children's well-being decreases when it becomes more common and society becomes more adapted to it is tested. Two strategies are used to test this hypothesis: 1- comparing the effect of parental divorce and family structure on parent-child contacts and on arriving late for school between countries and; 2- comparing the effect of parental divorce on adult-children psychological well-being between two Swedish generations. No evidence in favour of the hypothesis mentioned above is presented in this dissertation. Taking into account these findings, several innovative policies for helping children and families are suggested in the conclusion.
Journal of Family Issues, 2013
ABSTRACT A large number of studies have shown that parental divorce is associated with psychologi... more ABSTRACT A large number of studies have shown that parental divorce is associated with psychological maladjustment in children. Less is known about whether the magnitude of this association has changed over time. This is mainly because of the lack of repeated data, containing identical measures over time. In the present article, the authors use data from two waves of the Swedish Level of Living Survey, conducted in 1968 and 2000, to analyze whether the association between parental divorce and psychological adjustment in 19- to 34-year-olds (i.e., born during 1934-1949 and 1966-1981) has changed between the two survey years. Results indicate a weakening association over time, but the change does not reach statistical significance. A reason for the persisting link seems to be that parental divorce is still associated with economic hardship and, above all, family dissension, two conditions that in turn are strongly associated with psychological problems in children.
When Marriage Ends, 2009
This is a double-faced book, which should be read by everybody who is concerned about the societa... more This is a double-faced book, which should be read by everybody who is concerned about the societal effects of divorce. It shows that divorce has negative economic and social consequences, not only in the Anglo-Saxon countries, but also in the most generous welfare states of Europe, where divorce is widely accepted. Moreover, these effects are more negative for women than for men, even in the most gender-equalitarian welfare state. But it also shows that social policies can mitigate these negative consequences. ' -Jaap Dronkers, European University Institute, Italy
European Societies, 2011
ABSTRACT Previous studies on divorce have found consistent empirical evidence that a negative ass... more ABSTRACT Previous studies on divorce have found consistent empirical evidence that a negative association exists between marital disruption and children's wellbeing, life chances and intergenerational relations. However, there are relatively few studies on the long-term ...
Book Chapters by Anna Garriga
One of the main topic of the sociological literature of divorce is to gain insight on the childre... more One of the main topic of the sociological literature of divorce is to gain insight on the children’s well-being during the phases of the parents’s relationship crisis and after the divorce. Some studies aimed to make comparisons between the children of intact and divorced families. They are inspecting the family characteristics such as parental conflict before separation (see among others Sigle Rushton and McLanahan, 2004; Amato, 2010). It is quite well stated that one of the main interesting feature is the parents’ previous relationship quality, as well as the divorce (see Jekielek, 1998; Hanson, 1999). One way to investigate this topic is to control for many characteristics before the marriage dissolution and also to include some measures related to the children’s wealth before and after the event of divorce. In fact, in such a context, to assess experimental results is methodologically difficult or even impossible. As suggested in Amato (2010) the findings of studies that focus o...
Background: During the second half of the 20th century there was a positive relationship between ... more Background: During the second half of the 20th century there was a positive relationship between single parenthood and the mother’s educational level in Spain and Italy.
Objective: However, several important transformations contemplated by Goode (1993) and McLanahan (2004) suggest that this relationship may have been inverted in Spain but perhaps not in Italy. The purpose of our study is to test this hypothesis.
Methods: We use EU_SILC data from waves 2005 and 2011 and logistic regressions.
Results: We found the relationship between the mother’s educational level and being a single mother is negative in Spain, while it is not significant in Italy. However, we found that for Italian mothers aged 40 and younger and mothers from northwest Italy, this relationship is also negative. By contrast, for older mothers and mothers from the islands or southern Italy, this association is positive. Meanwhile, for mothers from the central and northeast regions, the relationship between educational level and single motherhood is not significant.
Conclusions: These results show how Spain and some parts of Italian society are moving towards family models similar to those in the Northern European countries. As Sara McLanahan (2004) noted for the United States, this social transformation in Southern Europe cannot be considered without recognizing the potential negative consequence for future generations. The single-mother households dealing with the economic crisis that started in 2008 have lower socioeconomic backgrounds than the single mothers who suffered through previous crises, and therefore the consequences of this crisis for children in single-parent families might be even more negative, especially in Spain.
The aim of this dissertation is to expand the European literature on the effects of parental divo... more The aim of this dissertation is to expand the European literature on the effects of parental divorce and family structure on children's well-being, paying special attention to micro and macro-level explanations. In chapter one is analyzed the mediating and moderating role of family income, parental supervision and children's psychological problems on the effect of parental divorce on children's educational level in the United Kingdom. In another chapter is studied the mediating and moderating role of several types of family's resources on arriving late for school in seventeen western countries. In the other three chapters, the hypothesis of whether the impact of parental divorce on children's well-being decreases when it becomes more common and society becomes more adapted to it is tested. Two strategies are used to test this hypothesis: 1- comparing the effect of parental divorce and family structure on parent-child contacts and on arriving late for school between countries and; 2- comparing the effect of parental divorce on adult-children psychological well-being between two Swedish generations. No evidence in favour of the hypothesis mentioned above is presented in this dissertation. Taking into account these findings, several innovative policies for helping children and families are suggested in the conclusion.
Journal of Family Issues, 2013
ABSTRACT A large number of studies have shown that parental divorce is associated with psychologi... more ABSTRACT A large number of studies have shown that parental divorce is associated with psychological maladjustment in children. Less is known about whether the magnitude of this association has changed over time. This is mainly because of the lack of repeated data, containing identical measures over time. In the present article, the authors use data from two waves of the Swedish Level of Living Survey, conducted in 1968 and 2000, to analyze whether the association between parental divorce and psychological adjustment in 19- to 34-year-olds (i.e., born during 1934-1949 and 1966-1981) has changed between the two survey years. Results indicate a weakening association over time, but the change does not reach statistical significance. A reason for the persisting link seems to be that parental divorce is still associated with economic hardship and, above all, family dissension, two conditions that in turn are strongly associated with psychological problems in children.
When Marriage Ends, 2009
This is a double-faced book, which should be read by everybody who is concerned about the societa... more This is a double-faced book, which should be read by everybody who is concerned about the societal effects of divorce. It shows that divorce has negative economic and social consequences, not only in the Anglo-Saxon countries, but also in the most generous welfare states of Europe, where divorce is widely accepted. Moreover, these effects are more negative for women than for men, even in the most gender-equalitarian welfare state. But it also shows that social policies can mitigate these negative consequences. ' -Jaap Dronkers, European University Institute, Italy
European Societies, 2011
ABSTRACT Previous studies on divorce have found consistent empirical evidence that a negative ass... more ABSTRACT Previous studies on divorce have found consistent empirical evidence that a negative association exists between marital disruption and children's wellbeing, life chances and intergenerational relations. However, there are relatively few studies on the long-term ...