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Trying to Stay Apace

Children with Multiple Challenges in Their Post-Divorce Family Lives

Bren Neale

Centre for Research on Family, Kinship & Childhood, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK. j.j.flowerdew{at}leeds.ac.uk

It is widely held that `multiple transitions' following divorce adversely affect children. Drawing on data from a longitudinal study of young people from the north of England whose parents have separated or divorced, this article re-examines and refines the notion of `multiple transitions'. New insights are provided into the way that young people manage change, focusing in particular on the pace and nature of change and extent to which young people are supported through it. Within this context, the article sheds light on the significance of other pressing concerns in the lives of young people, suggesting the importance of decentring divorce in research and policy.

Key Words: children • decentring divorce • family change • key life experiences • multiple transitions • pace of change

Childhood, Vol. 10, No. 2, 147-161 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0907568203010002003


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