The empirical literature on the longer‐term adjustment of children of divorce is reviewed from the perspective of (a) the stressors and elevated risks that divorce presents for children and (b) protective factors associated with better adjustment. The resiliency demonstrated by the majority of children is discussed, as are controversies regarding the adjustment of adult children of divorce. A third dimension of children's responses to divorce, that of lingering painful memories, is distinguished from pathology in order to add a useful complement to risk and resilience perspectives. The potential benefits of using an increasingly differentiated body of divorce research to shape the content of interventions, such as divorce education, by designing programs that focus on known risk factors for children and that assist parents to institute more protective behaviors that may enhance children's longer‐term adjustment is discussed.

Joan B. Kelly

Robert E. Emery

Family Relations

A premier, applied journal of family studies, Family Relations is mandatory reading for family scholars and all professionals who work with families, including: family practitioners, educators, marriage and family therapists, researchers, and social policy specialists. The journal"s content emphasizes family research with implications for intervention, education, and public policy, always publishing original, innovative and interdisciplinary works with specific recommendations for practice.

Family Relations is a leading applied journal in the field of family studies, essential reading for family scholars and all professionals working with families, including family practitioners, educators, marriage and family therapists, researchers, and social policy specialists. The journal focuses on family research with implications for intervention, education, and public policy, consistently publishing original, innovative, and interdisciplinary works that include specific recommendations for practice.

《Family Relations》是一本顶尖的应用家庭研究期刊，是家庭学者及所有与家庭工作相关专业人士的必读刊物，包括家庭从业者、教育工作者、婚姻与家庭治疗师、研究人员和社会政策专家。期刊内容强调家庭研究，关注对干预、教育和公共政策的影响，始终发表原创、创新和跨学科的作品，并提供具体的实践建议。

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Children's Adjustment Following Divorce: Risk and Resilience Perspectives

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