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Divorce and the well-being of adults and children

by Paul R. Amato, Ph.D., Arnold and Bette Hoffman Professor of Family Sociology and Demography, The Pennsylvania State University

Research has consistently demonstrated that children and adults who go through a divorce experience declines in subjective well-being and physical health, on average.

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