Divorce and remarriage are common events in Western industrialized countries, particularly the United States. Approximately half of American children experience the divorce of their parents before they reach the age of 18 years (Furstenberg, 1990). The likelihood of experiencing parental divorce is higher among African American and Hispanic youth, and lower among Asian American youth, than it is among European American youth (Emery, 1999). Many divorced parents remarry, and subsequently divorce again. About 15% of children experience at least two family disruptions by the time they are young adults (Furstenberg, 1990).
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Buchanan, C.M. (2005). Girls' Adjustment to Divorce and Remarriage. In: Bell, D.J., Foster, S.L., Mash, E.J. (eds) Handbook of Behavioral and Emotional Problems in Girls. Issues in Clinical Child Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48674-1_14
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