Jongens en jonge mannen na ouderlijke scheiding

Abstract

This article examines the effects of parental divorce on the well-being of boys and young men between 12 and 30 years of age. We compare young men from divorced families both with young men from intact families and with young women. Compared to young men from intact families, young men from divorced families tend to have more externalizing problems, including risky habits. Male children of divorced families enter into relations at an early age and usually are more sexually experienced compared with male children from intact families. However, young men in general and also young men after parental divorce postpone marriage and fatherhood compared with young women.