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● Children’s behavioral problems are negatively correlated with parent-child relationships, authoritative parenting style, and both avoidant and secure attachment styles.
● Children’s behavioral problems are strongly influenced by the permissive parenting style, authoritarian parenting style, and anxious-ambivalent attachment style.
● Anxious-ambivalent attachment style is negatively influenced by parent-child relationships and authoritarian parenting styles, while anxious-ambivalent attachment style is positively influenced by permissive and authoritarian parenting styles.
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When parents go through a divorce, it can disrupt the parent-child relationship and negatively affect behaviors in children. The study demonstrated that children who have undergone the process of divorce exhibit elevated levels of behavioral difficulties compared to children who come from families that have not experienced marital dissolution. Furthermore, the study highlighted the role of different parenting styles in influencing children’s behavioral problems after divorce. Authoritative parenting, characterized by warmth, support, and clear boundaries, was found to be associated with lower levels of behavioral problems in children. On the other hand, the presence of permissive and authoritarian parenting styles, characterized by a lack of discipline or excessive control, is associated with elevated levels of behavioral problems. The examination further scrutinized diverse attachment styles, which pertain to the emotional connection between parents and their offspring. Anxious-ambivalent attachment style, characterized by fear of abandonment and clinginess, was found; accordingly, children who have permissive or authoritarian parents may develop an anxious-ambivalent attachment style, which in turn increases their behavioral problems. Additionally, the study found that children who possess a secure attachment style, characterized by trust and confidence in their parents, were found to have lower levels of behavioral problems. Conversely, children exhibiting an avoidant attachment style, which is characterized by emotional detachment and a tendency to avoid intimacy, demonstrated a greater propensity for experiencing elevated levels of behavioral difficulties. Overall, the research emphasizes the significance of upholding favorable parent-child connections and using authoritative parenting styles to mitigate the negative effects of divorce on behavioral difficulties. It also emphasizes the role of attachment styles in mediating these effects and suggests that following a divorce, the psychological well-being of children can be positively influenced by the establishment of a secure attachment style.