If children show negative effects after their parents' divorce, the effects may result more from having lived with a parent or parents who had problems rather than from the divorce itself. This statement is consistent with which model of divorce?
A) divorce-stress-adjustment model
B) sleeper effect model
C) selection model
D) parentification model
C) selection model. The selection model of divorce emphasizes that certain characteristics of parents (e.g., abusiveness) rather than the divorce itself cause children's negative outcomes.
Psychology
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