The research on the long-term consequences of divorce for children suggests that
a. children who experience relatively few problems immediately following the divorce may develop problems later in life, especially during life cycle transitions.
b. the negative consequences that occur as a result of divorce are worse than the negative
consequences children suffer from being raised in a troubled and conflict-ridden intact family.
c. divorce has no impact on whether children will experience a divorce in future adult
relationships
d. all of the above
A
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