Sunday, September 27, 2009
RJA #6b: Search Strings
1. divorce and children
2. divorce and child*
3. effects and divorce and (child* or young adults)
4. effects+divorce+child*+young adults
5. "effects of divorce on children"
6. "effects of divorce on child*"
2. divorce and child*
3. effects and divorce and (child* or young adults)
4. effects+divorce+child*+young adults
5. "effects of divorce on children"
6. "effects of divorce on child*"
RJA #6a: Periodical Articles
Resource searched: Jeffco Public Library (EBSCOhost/Academic Search Premier database)
Keywords used: children, divorce effects of divorce
Search strategy: Boolean Searching and Search Engine Math
Date Searched: 9/20/09 and 9/26/09
Number of hits:
Relevance of hits: 5
Name of author: Portnoy, Sanford M.
Title of article: The Psychology of Divorce: A Lawyer's Primer, Part 2: The Effects of Divorce on Children
Title of periodical: American Journal of Family Law
Volume and issue number: Vol. 21, Issue 4
Date: Winter 2008
Pages on which article appears: 126-134
Name of author: Lach, Jennifer
Title of article: The Consequences of Divorce
Title of periodical: American Demographics
Volume and issue number: Vol. 21, Issue 10
Date: October 1999
Pages on which article appears: 14-17
Name of author: Furstenberg Jr., Frank F.
Title of article: Divorce and the American Family
Title of periodical: Annual Review of Sociology
Volume and issue number: Vol. 16, Issue 1
Date: 1990
Pages on which article appears: 379-403
Keywords used: children, divorce effects of divorce
Search strategy: Boolean Searching and Search Engine Math
Date Searched: 9/20/09 and 9/26/09
Number of hits:
Relevance of hits: 5
Name of author: Portnoy, Sanford M.
Title of article: The Psychology of Divorce: A Lawyer's Primer, Part 2: The Effects of Divorce on Children
Title of periodical: American Journal of Family Law
Volume and issue number: Vol. 21, Issue 4
Date: Winter 2008
Pages on which article appears: 126-134
Name of author: Lach, Jennifer
Title of article: The Consequences of Divorce
Title of periodical: American Demographics
Volume and issue number: Vol. 21, Issue 10
Date: October 1999
Pages on which article appears: 14-17
Name of author: Furstenberg Jr., Frank F.
Title of article: Divorce and the American Family
Title of periodical: Annual Review of Sociology
Volume and issue number: Vol. 16, Issue 1
Date: 1990
Pages on which article appears: 379-403
Monday, September 21, 2009
RJA#5a: Finding Reference Articles
Resource searched: Jeffco Public Library (EBSCOhost/Academic Search Premier database)Keywords used: children, divorce, effects of divorce
Search strategy: Boolean Searching (children AND divorce) and Search Engine Math ("effects of divorce on children")
Date searched: 9/20/09
Number of hits: 67
Relevance of hits on scale of 1 to 5: 5
Author/Title of Reference work: American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Title: Facts for Famlies, Children and Divorce
Web address: http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/children_and_divorce
Author: U.S. Government/U.S. Census Bureau
Title: Families and Living Arrangements in 2005
Web address: http://www.census.gov/population/www/pop-profile/files/dynamic/FamiliesLA.pdf
Author: U.S. Government/U.S. Census Bureau
Title: The Living Arrangements of Children in 2005
Web address: http://www.census.gov/population/www/pop-profile/files/dynamic/LivArrChildren.pdf
Author: U.S. Government/U.S. Census Bureau
Title: Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces
Web address: http://www.census/gov/prod/www/abs/statab2006_2009.html
Author: Linda Jacobson
Title: Emotional Damage from Divorce Found to Linger
Title of reference work: Education Week, 02774232, 6/11/97, Vol. 16, Issue 37
Web address:
http://rpproxy.iii.com:9797/MuseSessionID=96c663291c7fdeb61314b7fba7af8f/MuseHost=web.ebscohost.com/MusePath/ehost/detail?vid=3&hid=8&sid=21348e8c-b7bf-42a2-8511-f37624dccde4%40sessionmgr110&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d
Authors: Sharon W. Royal and Howard M. Knoff
Title: Children and Divorce
Title of reference work: School Psychology Review, 1990, Vol. 19, Issue 2, p.253-254
Web address:
http://rpproxy.iii.com:9797/MuseSessionID=e524f8fd327ed9798cd5cc5fff0bbee/MuseHost=web.ebscohost.com/MusePath/ehost/detail?vid=2&hid=6&sid=dd0a8390-0e00-4aa6-a261-e8d78c9ec1b5%40sessionmgr4&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=9607015461
Authors: Verna M. Keith and Barbara Finlay
Title: The Impact of Parental Divorce on Children's Educational Attainment, Marital Timing, and Likelihood of Divorce
Title of reference work: Journal of Marriage & Family, Vol. 50, Issue 3
Date of publication: August 1998
Page numbers: 797-809
Authors: Hillevi M. Aro and Ulla K. Palosaari
Title: Parental Divorce, Adolescence, and Transition to Young Adulthood: A Follow-up Study
Title of reference work: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, Vol. 62, Issue 3
Date of publication: July 1992
Page numbers: 421-429
Authors: S. Manning and W. Cole
Title: Children of Divorce (cover story)
Title of reference work: Scholastic Update, Vol. 125, Issue 1
Date of publication: 9/6/91
Page numbers: 13-15
Author: A. Toufexis
Title: The Lasting Wounds of Divorce
Title of reference work: Time, Vol. 133, Issue 6
Date of publication: 2/6/89
Page numbers: 61
Author: Hilary Anderson
Title: Children of Divorce
Title of reference work: Journal of Clinical Child Psychology
Date of publication: Si,,er 1088
Page numbers: 41-44
Search strategy: Boolean Searching (children AND divorce) and Search Engine Math ("effects of divorce on children")
Date searched: 9/20/09
Number of hits: 67
Relevance of hits on scale of 1 to 5: 5
Author/Title of Reference work: American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Title: Facts for Famlies, Children and Divorce
Web address: http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/children_and_divorce
Author: U.S. Government/U.S. Census Bureau
Title: Families and Living Arrangements in 2005
Web address: http://www.census.gov/population/www/pop-profile/files/dynamic/FamiliesLA.pdf
Author: U.S. Government/U.S. Census Bureau
Title: The Living Arrangements of Children in 2005
Web address: http://www.census.gov/population/www/pop-profile/files/dynamic/LivArrChildren.pdf
Author: U.S. Government/U.S. Census Bureau
Title: Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces
Web address: http://www.census/gov/prod/www/abs/statab2006_2009.html
Author: Linda Jacobson
Title: Emotional Damage from Divorce Found to Linger
Title of reference work: Education Week, 02774232, 6/11/97, Vol. 16, Issue 37
Web address:
http://rpproxy.iii.com:9797/MuseSessionID=96c663291c7fdeb61314b7fba7af8f/MuseHost=web.ebscohost.com/MusePath/ehost/detail?vid=3&hid=8&sid=21348e8c-b7bf-42a2-8511-f37624dccde4%40sessionmgr110&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d
Authors: Sharon W. Royal and Howard M. Knoff
Title: Children and Divorce
Title of reference work: School Psychology Review, 1990, Vol. 19, Issue 2, p.253-254
Web address:
http://rpproxy.iii.com:9797/MuseSessionID=e524f8fd327ed9798cd5cc5fff0bbee/MuseHost=web.ebscohost.com/MusePath/ehost/detail?vid=2&hid=6&sid=dd0a8390-0e00-4aa6-a261-e8d78c9ec1b5%40sessionmgr4&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=9607015461
Authors: Verna M. Keith and Barbara Finlay
Title: The Impact of Parental Divorce on Children's Educational Attainment, Marital Timing, and Likelihood of Divorce
Title of reference work: Journal of Marriage & Family, Vol. 50, Issue 3
Date of publication: August 1998
Page numbers: 797-809
Authors: Hillevi M. Aro and Ulla K. Palosaari
Title: Parental Divorce, Adolescence, and Transition to Young Adulthood: A Follow-up Study
Title of reference work: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, Vol. 62, Issue 3
Date of publication: July 1992
Page numbers: 421-429
Authors: S. Manning and W. Cole
Title: Children of Divorce (cover story)
Title of reference work: Scholastic Update, Vol. 125, Issue 1
Date of publication: 9/6/91
Page numbers: 13-15
Author: A. Toufexis
Title: The Lasting Wounds of Divorce
Title of reference work: Time, Vol. 133, Issue 6
Date of publication: 2/6/89
Page numbers: 61
Author: Hilary Anderson
Title: Children of Divorce
Title of reference work: Journal of Clinical Child Psychology
Date of publication: Si,,er 1088
Page numbers: 41-44
RJA #5b: Finding Books
1. An attorney at my office provided me with the following books on 9/4/09:
Author(s): Garla B. Garrity and Mitchell A. Baris
Title: Caught in the Middle
Subtitle: Protecting the Children of High-Conflict Divorce
Place of publication: New York and Canada
Name of Publisher: Lexington Books
Date of publication (copyright): 1994
Author(s): Mitchell A. Baris, Ph.D. and Carla B. Garrity, Ph.D.
Title: Children of Divorce
Subtitle: A Developmental Approach to Residence and Visitation
Place of publication: Illinois
Name of Publisher: Psytec Corporation
Date of publication (copyright): 1988
Author(s): E. Mavis Hetherington and John Kelly
Title: For Better or for Worse
Subtitle: Divorce Reconsidered Surprising Results from the motst Comprehensive Study of Divorce in America
Place of publication: New York and London
Name of Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Date of publication (copyright): 2002
Author(s): Judith S. Wallerstein, Julia M. Lewis and Sandra Blakeslee
Title: The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce
Subtitle: A 25 Year Landmark Study
Place of publication: New York
Name of Publisher: Hyperion
Date of publication (copyright): 2000
2. Resource searched: Jefferson County Public Library (EBSCOhost/Academic Search Premier)
Keywords used: Children, Divorce, effects of divorce
Search strategy (including operators and types of searches): Boolean Searching (children AND divorce) and Search Engine Math ("effects of divorce on children")
Date of search: 9/20/09
Number of hits: 67
Relevance of hits on scale 1to5) 5
Author(s): Judith S. Wallerstein and Sandra Blakeslee
Title/Subtitle: Second Chances: Men, Women and Children a Decade after Divorce
Place of publication: New York
Name of Publisher: Tichnor &i Fields
Date of publication (copyright): 1989
Author(s): Constance R. Ahrons
Title/Subtitle: We're Still Family: What Grown Children have to say about their Parents' Divorce Edition number or information: 1st Edition
Place of publication: New York
Name of Publisher: HarperCollins
Date of publication (copyright): 2004
Author(s): Claire Berman
Title/Subtitle: Adult Children of Divorce Speak Out about Growing Up with - and Moving Beyond - Parenal Divorce
Place of publication: New York
Name of Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date of publication (copyright): 1991
Author(s): Garla B. Garrity and Mitchell A. Baris
Title: Caught in the Middle
Subtitle: Protecting the Children of High-Conflict Divorce
Place of publication: New York and Canada
Name of Publisher: Lexington Books
Date of publication (copyright): 1994
Author(s): Mitchell A. Baris, Ph.D. and Carla B. Garrity, Ph.D.
Title: Children of Divorce
Subtitle: A Developmental Approach to Residence and Visitation
Place of publication: Illinois
Name of Publisher: Psytec Corporation
Date of publication (copyright): 1988
Author(s): E. Mavis Hetherington and John Kelly
Title: For Better or for Worse
Subtitle: Divorce Reconsidered Surprising Results from the motst Comprehensive Study of Divorce in America
Place of publication: New York and London
Name of Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Date of publication (copyright): 2002
Author(s): Judith S. Wallerstein, Julia M. Lewis and Sandra Blakeslee
Title: The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce
Subtitle: A 25 Year Landmark Study
Place of publication: New York
Name of Publisher: Hyperion
Date of publication (copyright): 2000
2. Resource searched: Jefferson County Public Library (EBSCOhost/Academic Search Premier)
Keywords used: Children, Divorce, effects of divorce
Search strategy (including operators and types of searches): Boolean Searching (children AND divorce) and Search Engine Math ("effects of divorce on children")
Date of search: 9/20/09
Number of hits: 67
Relevance of hits on scale 1to5) 5
Author(s): Judith S. Wallerstein and Sandra Blakeslee
Title/Subtitle: Second Chances: Men, Women and Children a Decade after Divorce
Place of publication: New York
Name of Publisher: Tichnor &i Fields
Date of publication (copyright): 1989
Author(s): Constance R. Ahrons
Title/Subtitle: We're Still Family: What Grown Children have to say about their Parents' Divorce Edition number or information: 1st Edition
Place of publication: New York
Name of Publisher: HarperCollins
Date of publication (copyright): 2004
Author(s): Claire Berman
Title/Subtitle: Adult Children of Divorce Speak Out about Growing Up with - and Moving Beyond - Parenal Divorce
Place of publication: New York
Name of Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date of publication (copyright): 1991
Saturday, September 12, 2009
RJA #4b: Writing Search Strings
1. divorce and child*
2. effects and divorce and (child* or young adults)
3. effects+divorce+child*+young adults
4. "effects of divorce on child*"
2. effects and divorce and (child* or young adults)
3. effects+divorce+child*+young adults
4. "effects of divorce on child*"
RJA #4a: Generating Keywords
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children
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youngster
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upshot
end product
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divorc*
dissolution of marriage
separation
split
split-up
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Friday, September 4, 2009
RJA #3c: Developing Research Question
1. How does divorce effect children 18 years of age and older?
2. What are the effects of divorce on children 18 years of age and older?
3. What are the causes of negative effects of divorce on children?
4. What effects of divorce do children carry with them as they become adults?
5. Why are some children more effected by divorce than other children?
6. Who is to blame for the negative effects of divorce on children?
7. What can be done to prevent children from experiencing the negative effects of their parents' divorce?
2. What are the effects of divorce on children 18 years of age and older?
3. What are the causes of negative effects of divorce on children?
4. What effects of divorce do children carry with them as they become adults?
5. Why are some children more effected by divorce than other children?
6. Who is to blame for the negative effects of divorce on children?
7. What can be done to prevent children from experiencing the negative effects of their parents' divorce?
RJA #3b: Narrowing Research Topic
After exploring my topic (the effects of divorce on children), I'm not concerned that I will not have enough information to meet the requirements of this assignment. In fact, I'm concerned that there may be too much information available. I'm concerned I may not be able to explore this topic as thoroughly as I would like or need to in order to properly write about this topic. Therefore, I feel I need to narrow my topic. Right now my focus on the effects of divorce on children is centered around all children. I'm more interested in adult children and the effects of divorce that they may carry with them into their adulthood. With that in mind, I'm going to focus my research on children who are 18 years old and older.
RJA #3a: Exploring Research Topic
I explored my research topic this week by reviewing information I already had in my possession; reviewing my employer's "custody" packet of information that is given to new clients (articles, etc.) and searching on Google. I also did a very general search on Google Scholar and found several articles from "Psychology Today. The references in these articles led me to other resources; specifically, a government website relating to divorce statistics.
I contacted the Colorado Bar Association to see if I could get the video or audio tape of the seminar "From the Horses Mouths," which was a panel discussion of young adults who discussed their own experiences with their parents' divorce. The CBA was unable to locate this for me, but they suggested that I search their website (cobar.org) to see if there were any other seminars that I might be able to use in my research project. I did this search and didn't find any materials that I thought I could use, but I did find some names of psychologists and/or psychiatrists that I would like to contact to see if they can provide me with information or help me find additional information on this topic.
I checked out the blog, Children of Divorce. This blog did not contain a lot of useful information, but it did lead me to yet another article that may prove to be helpful.
I spoke with an attorney that I work with and she gave me some books to review. I did a brief review of four books related to my topic and thought these may be helpful.
Through these efforts, I reviewed a lot of information about children and divorce and the effects of divorce on children. I learned that these effects can also carry on into these children's adult lives. I didn't realize there was so much information out there on this topic. I'm currently experiencing information overload.
I contacted the Colorado Bar Association to see if I could get the video or audio tape of the seminar "From the Horses Mouths," which was a panel discussion of young adults who discussed their own experiences with their parents' divorce. The CBA was unable to locate this for me, but they suggested that I search their website (cobar.org) to see if there were any other seminars that I might be able to use in my research project. I did this search and didn't find any materials that I thought I could use, but I did find some names of psychologists and/or psychiatrists that I would like to contact to see if they can provide me with information or help me find additional information on this topic.
I checked out the blog, Children of Divorce. This blog did not contain a lot of useful information, but it did lead me to yet another article that may prove to be helpful.
I spoke with an attorney that I work with and she gave me some books to review. I did a brief review of four books related to my topic and thought these may be helpful.
Through these efforts, I reviewed a lot of information about children and divorce and the effects of divorce on children. I learned that these effects can also carry on into these children's adult lives. I didn't realize there was so much information out there on this topic. I'm currently experiencing information overload.
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