Siblings
Divorce
Divorce w/ Children
Studies
100
What is the definition of a sibling?
one of two or more individuals having common parents
100
What is the definition of divorce?
the action or an instance of legally dissolving a marriage
100
What percentage of children living with divorced parents live with their mother?
75%
100
Most children tend to place blame on who for the divorce?
The father
200
What is the child of one's mother/father with another partner that is not their mother/father?
Half-sibling
200
What is the average age for couples going through their first divorce?
30 years old
200
Approximately 5% of all divorced families will result in what?
The separation of the siblings
200
Of the 12 pairs of siblings, how many children were unable to provide the definition of divorce?
1
300
Who exhibits a preference for one sibling over the other more often, mothers or fathers?
Fathers (70%)
300
Every ___ seconds there is a divorce in the U.S.
36
300
Name one factor of post-separation trajectory of siblings.
-previous sibling relationship history -the age and gender -child's interpretation of the marriage failure -living situation/roles assigned to the children following the separation
300
Of the 131 groups of siblings studied, did their sibling bonds grow stronger or weaker into adulthood?
Just as strong, if not stronger
400
First-borns are smarter on average by how many IQ points?
3
400
People who wait to get married until they're over the age of 25 are ___% less likely to get divorced.
24
400
Name 2 of the 6 common typologies of split-parenting plans
1. Mother relinquishes caretaking of a rebellious/agressive male to the father 2. Mother relinquishes caretaking of a non-communicative/estranged female to father 3. Gender splitting occurs in which a male sides with his father, while the female sides with mother 4. History of domestic violence in the family in which the male is more likely to live with the perpetrator than the female 5. Special needs and/or specific cultural considerations 6. Removal cases where there is a large age gap between siblings combined with differences in the children's preferences
400
What percent of children said that there were no changes in the closeness with their sibling?
46%
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