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Long-term effects of parental divorce timing on depression: A population-based longitudinal study

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  • Sung-Youn Chun
  • Suk-Yong Jang
  • Jae-Woo Choi
  • Jaeyong Shin
  • Eun-Cheol Park

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Background: We examined the long-term effects of parental divorce timing on depression using longitudinal data from the Korean Welfare Panel Study. Methods: Depression symptoms were measured using the 11 items of Center for Epidemiologic Scale for Depression (CES-D-11), and we categorized parental divorce timing into ‘early childhood’, ‘adolescent’ and ‘none’. Results: Although participants who experienced parental divorce during adolescence exhibited a significantly higher CES-D-11 score ( p  = .0468), ‘early childhood’ participants displayed the most increased CES-D-11 score compared to the control group ( p  = .0007). Conversely, among participants who were unsatisfied with their marriage, those who experienced parental divorce in early childhood showed lower CES-D-11 scores, while ‘adolescent period’ participants exhibited significantly higher CES-D-11 scores ( p  = .0131). Conclusion: We concluded that timing of parental divorce exerts substantial yet varied effects on long-term depression symptoms and future marriage satisfaction.

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  • Sung-Youn Chun & Suk-Yong Jang & Jae-Woo Choi & Jaeyong Shin & Eun-Cheol Park, 2016. "Long-term effects of parental divorce timing on depression: A population-based longitudinal study," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 62(7), pages 645-650, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:62:y:2016:i:7:p:645-650
    DOI: 10.1177/0020764016667756
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