Faculty of education Branch: English Subject: Methods of research Topic: Divorced Parents and Child Delin uency!

"re children of divorced parents #ore li$ely to co##it cri#e% Section: &' Prepared by: (ojsava Shtjefni To: "nita )uho Table of content: 1- INTRODUCTION 2- METHOD

3- RESULTS 4- CONCLUSION 5- References

a) (diagrams and results)

Di !rced "arents and C#ild Delin$uenc%& 're c#ildren !f di !rced (arents m!re li)el% t! c!mmit crime*
So how are children affected by divorce? The answer is not simple, which is one reason for much confusion. First of all, divorce is almost always stressful for children. Most children do not want their parents to separate (unless the marriage was full of intense conflict and anger or other sources of misery not suitable for children). ivorce also can strain parent!child relationships, lead to lost contact with one

parent, create economic hardships, and increase conflict between parents (including legal conflicts " For all these reasons, most children have a hard time during the divorce transition. #ow long the transition lasts depends upon on how calm or how chaotic you and your e$ ma%e it. &arents who do a good 'ob managing the stresses of divorce for children often are surprised by how (uic%ly their %ids ma%e the ad'ustment. Second, divorce clearly increases the risk that children will suffer from psychological and behavioral problems. Troubled children are particularly li%ely to develop problems with anger, disobedience, and rule violations. School achievement also can suffer. )ther children become sad for prolonged periods of time. They may become depressed, an$ious, or become perhaps overly responsible %ids who end up caring for their parents instead of getting cared for by them. Third " and this is very important, the great majority of children whose parents divorce do not develop these kinds of serious behavioral or emotional problems. Most children from divorced families are resilient, especially when their parents do a reasonably good 'ob managing the stress of divorce. These children " most children from divorced families " feel and function pretty much li%e %ids whose parents are married. They are not *children of divorce.* They are what we want all children to be+ 'ust %ids. Fourth " and this is also very important, many resilient children still report painful memories and ongoing worries about divorce, their relationships with their parents, and their parents, relationship with each other. -isa -aumann!.illings and / (0111) studied the pain reported by 22 college students whose parents had divorced at least 3 years previously. .elow is a graph of the percentage who reported painful feelings on some of our carefully structured items. 4eep in mind as you loo% at these dramatic findings, pain is not pathology. 5rief is not a mental disorder. 6ven though many of these young people e$pressed longing about their parents, divorce, these were resilient, well functioning college students. 7ou may not be able to fully protect your children from the pain of divorce, and you probably shouldn,t try. 8hildren are entitled to their feelings. 8hildren need to be allowed to grieve. Still, as / tell you how in The Truth about Children and Divorce , you can promote your children,s resilience and do much to ease their pain

INTRODUCTION 're c#ildren !f di !rced (arents m!re li)el% t! c!mmit crime* Our gr!u(s+ t#e!r% is t#at c#ildren !f di !rced (arents are m!re li)el% t! c!mmit crime ,ecause !f t#eir relati!ns#i(s -it# (arents due t! t#e di !rce "eer (ressure is an e.tra additi e -#en it c!mes t! crime/ c#ildren are m!re inclined t! get (us#ed int! crime ,% friends0 ac$uaintances !r relati es1 Our findings state t#at !ur researc# is a de(endent aria,le ,ecause t#e researc# de(ends !n ari!us researc# t!!ls and !t#er res!urces1 'll ,ut t#ree !f 23 recent studies f!und s!me single famil% structure effect !n crime and delin$uenc%1 Se en !f t#e eig#t studies t#at used nati!nall% re(resentati e data0 f!r e.am(le0 f!und t#at c#ildren in single4(arent !r !t#er n!n4intact famil% structures -ere at greater ris) !f c!mmitting criminal !r delin$uent

Certain inf!rmati!n is needed suc# as5 ages !f c#ildren ,ac)gr!und reas!ns -#% t#eir (arents -ere di !rced #ist!r% !f criminal acts #!- di !rce affected t#em reas!ns -#% t#e% c!mmitted suc# crimes11 T#e inf!rmati!n -ill ,e used t! c!m(ile !ur results0 and #%(!t#esis METHOD Our researc# -as made in an attem(t t! find -#et#er c#ildren !f di !rced (arents are m!re li)el% t! c!mmit crime !r n!t1

 Since !ur researc# is a de(endent aria,le -#ic# can ,e f!und in certain alread%4e.isting data0 !ur gr!u( decided t! use t#e sur e% met#!d t! researc# !ur t!(ic1 T#is researc# c!nsists !f a $uesti!nnaire -#ic# digs dee( int! t#e (artici(ant+s (ers!nal #ist!r%1 6etting (ers!nal -it# !ur (artici(ants -as !ur !nl% -a% t! get !ur ans-ers (recise and #!nest0 since !ur researc# -as ,ased in )n!-ing a,!ut t#eir criminal ,ac)gr!und and famil% #ist!r% Our first ste( -as !f c!urse0 selecting !ur gr!u( mem,ers and deciding !n -#! -!uld lead t#e gr!u(1 E er% gr!u( mem,er (rinted !ut a 7!urnal !r internet s!urce t#at ga e us inf!rmati!n !n !ur t!(ic1 'fter -e discussed eac# !t#er+s researc#0 -e ,egan -riting $uesti!ns d!-n1 Our gr!u( came u( -it# a,!ut 28 $uesti!ns0 ,ut ,r!)e t#em d!-n t! t#e 9: m!st im(!rtant !nes Our ne.t ste( -as t! g! !ut and find !ur (artici(ants1 Our gr!u( researc#ed t#ree different areas0 cam(us0 !ur 7!,s0 and !utside (!lice stati!ns Once !ur sur e%s -ere c!m(leted0 -e met u( t-ice m!re1 Our gr!u( (ut !ur #eads t!get#er0 l!!)ed ! er t#e sur e%s and (ic)ed !ut t#e m!st im(!rtant $uesti!ns -e+d use in !ur results as gra(#s t! (r! e !ur #%(!t#esis1 Once -e added t#e num,ers0 and f!und t#e ans-er t! !ur #%(!t#esis0 -e ,egan t#e results1 RESULTS Our results (r! e t#at !ur #%(!t#esis -as inc!rrect c#ildren !f di !rced (arents are n!t m!re li)el% t! c!mmit crimes1 ;e -ere a,le t! inter ie- 3< candidates0 -#ic# -as a #ard am!unt !f (e!(le t! tac)le d!-n1 9 Our gr!u( tried t! inter ie- a e$ual am!unt !f females and males0 ,ut it -as a #ard g!al ,ecause men -ere t#e !nes t#at #ad c!mmitted t#e m!st crimes0 s! t#e% -ere t#e ,est candidates f!r !ur sur e%1 S! -e ended u( inter ie-ing 9: females and 2= males1 T#e -a% -e ,r!)e d!-n !ur results -as ,% (ic)ing !ut t#e num,ers t! t#e m!st im(!rtant $uesti!ns in !ur sur e%1 Our $uesti!ns included5 9 H!- man% #a e di !rced (arents* 9 H!- man% #a e c!mmitted crimes in t#e (ast* 9 H!- man% sa% t#eir (arents+ di !rce affected t#em* 9 H!- man% ,elie e t#eir decisi!n t! c!mmit crimes -as made !n t#eir !-n decisi!n !r (ast4(ers!nal matters*

9 H!- man% regret (artici(ating in !ur sur e%*

CONCLUSION O erall -e feel t#at !ur (r!7ect -ent er% sm!!t# and stress free0 -#ic# is a g!!d t#ing ,ecause m!st (r!7ects ta)e u( an incredi,le am!unt !f time 'fter all t#e time -e s(ent $uesti!ning (e!(le0 -e -ere struc) -it# t#e realit% t#at c#ildren !f di !rced (arents aren+t m!re li)el% t! c!mmit crimes1 Ot#er t#an t#at0 -e feel er% acc!m(lis#ed and find !ur researc# er% interesting1 If an%!ne -ants t! c#allenge !ur findings0 t#e% are -elc!med t!!1

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