ABSTRACT
Cognitive, affective, behavioral and psychophysiological problems were reported in many children of divorce (Camara & Resnick, 1988; Coddington & Troxell, 1980; Guidubaldi & Perry, 1985; Hetherington, 1979; Hetherington, Stanley-Hagan, & Anderson, 1989; Kurdek, 1981; Stolberg, Camplair, Currier, & Wells, 1987). Cognitive difficulties may include self-blame, feeling different from one's peers, and heightened sensitivity to interper sonal incompatibility (Forehand, Long, & Brody, 1988; Kelly & Berg, 1978; Kurdek, 1981; Kurdek & Siesky, 1980; McCombs & Forehand; 1989; Stinson, 1991). Deficits in prosocial behavior and high frequencies of acting out and aggressive behavior, as well as clinical levels of anxiety and depression were also reported in these children (Guidubaldi & Perry, 1985; Stolberg et al., 1987). Academic performance is often impaired by classroom behaviors that interfere with performance (Guidubaldi, Perry, Cleminshaw, & McLaugh lin, 1983; McCombs & Forehand, 1989). Children of divorce are more often diagnosed as having serious illnesses than are peers from intact families (Coddington & Troxell, 1980; Jacobs & Charles, 1980).
