What About the Children? Co-Occurrence of Child Maltreatment and Parental Separation

The aim of this study was to investigate (a) the extent to which child maltreatment co-occurs with parental separation and (b) associations between different types of child maltreatment and various types of separation-associated interparental conflict. Professionals working with children (N = 785) reported each case of suspected child...

Preventive Group Training Improves Children’s Outcomes after Divorce: A Dutch Quasi-experimental Study

Worldwide, many children experience parental separation and divorce. This has a significant impact on their well-being, and emotional and behavioral functioning, and calls for prevention. To assess the effects of the Children of Divorce Intervention Program in the Netherlands (CODIP-NL) on 6- to 8-year-olds, we performed a quasi-experimental...

Effectiveness of a divorce intervention program in Dutch children aged 6 to 8 years: poster

The link between divorce and sickness absenteeism: poster

Het verband tussen scheiding en ziekteverzuim [The relationship between divorce and sick leave]

In 2019, half of the Dutch employees reported absent from work for at least one day. Various causes may underlie this. One of the possible causes is a personal life event, such as divorce. In addition to affecting the home situation, such life events also affect other domains in a person’s life, such as functioning at work. This cross-sectional...

Self-reported adverse childhood experiences and quality of life among children in the two last grades of Dutch elementary education

Background Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) may have a life-long impact on mental health and are related to physical disease, such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in adulthood. Research on ACEs suffers from recall bias when performed with adults. Objective To estimate the prevalence of ACEs and the interrelationships between ACEs as...

Prevention of divorce-related problems in Dutch 4- tot 8-year-olds: Cultural adaptation and pilot study of the Children of Divorce Intervention Program

Objective: Parental divorce has strong impacts on children. Evidence-based programs to support young children after parental divorce are rare. The U.S.-developed Children of Divorce Intervention Program (CODIP) is one of these. CODIP’s effectiveness outside the U.S. setting is to be further replicated. This study aimed at cultural adaptation of...

DivorceATLAS: accessible training for parents after divorce

One third of all end in divorce, amounting to approximately 35,000 each year. In addition, around 60,000 cohabitation relationships end in separation each year. In many of these cases, children are involved. Although a partner relationship might be terminated, the parental relationship remains intact. This often leads to questions and...

Emotional and behavioural problems in young children with divorced parents

Background: This study examines the link between divorce or separation and emotional and behavioural problems (EBP) in children aged 2–4 years. Methods: We obtained cross-sectional data for a nationally representative Dutch sample of children aged 2–4 years within the setting of the national system of routine visits to well-child clinics. A...

Child adjustment in divorced families: can we successfully intervene among Dutch 6- to 8-year-olds?

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Extending the global reach of a play-based intervention for children dealing with separation and divorce

This chapter describes the process of translating, adapting, and disseminating the Children of Divorce Intervention Program (CODIP), a play-based preventive intervention developed in the United States, to fit the needs of young children in the Netherlands who are dealing with parental separation and divorce. The chapter describes goals,...

Family factors and life events as risk factors for behavioural and emotional problems in children

Abstract The aim of this study was to identify groups of children at increased risk of behavioural or emotional problems on the basis of socio-demographic characteristics, family characteristics, and recent life events with a focus on unemployment and divorce or separation. We obtained data on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) from a community...