Separation and Divorce

Peer-reviewed research on children and parental separation and divorce

• Co-Parenting During Separation and After Divorce: Exploring Relational Aggression Towards the Former Romantic Partner and the Child (ren)

• Relational aggression targeting the parent-child bond: A pilot study of parent-child bond-breaking behavior

Research in the lab is exploring how relational aggression is used to harm parent-child relationships within this stressful family dynamic. We have developed a new self-report instrument to assess parents’ engagement in these “bond-breaking” behaviours.