Longitudinal studies have demonstrated that children living in a high-conflict family and whose parents divorce:
A) begin showing the first negative effects of the divorce in about a year
B) are less likely to experience a divorce themselves than are children from intact families
C) do not differ from children from intact homes in any discernible way
D) show greater emotional and behavioural problems prior to the divorce than do children whose parents do not divorce

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Longitudinal studies have shown that children who live in high-conflict families and whose parents divorce show greater emotional and behavioral problems prior to the divorce than children whose parents do not divorce. They may exhibit symptoms such as anxiety, depression, aggression, and academic difficulties even before the divorce occurs. It takes longer than a year for the negative effects of the divorce to manifest, and children of divorced parents are more likely to experience a divorce themselves than children from intact families.

Longitudinal Studies Have Demonstrated That Children Living in a High-Conflict