The selection model of divorce asserts that
A) the process of divorce is responsible for the stressful events parents and children experience.
B) it is certain characteristics of the parents that cause divorce and relate to children's problems.
C) children and parents are never able to fully adjust to a divorce.
D) the stress of the parent-child relationship sometimes leads to divorce.
B) it is certain characteristics of the parents that cause divorce and relate to children's problems. The selection model of divorce emphasizes that certain characteristics of parents (e.g., abusiveness) rather than the divorce itself cause children's negative outcomes.
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