Abstract

With divorce rates at an all-time high, many young adults have gone through a parental divorce. Divorce has many negative effects on children like their development, the parent-child relationship, and overall health (mental and physical). There have been a variety of studies conducted about the effects of parental divorce on individuals, but a lack of research has been done on young adults' relationships in college. The purpose of this study is to explore more how parental divorce affects young adults in college romantic relationships, by investigating students raised in divorced families' relationship satisfaction and life satisfaction. This will be based on relationship status and the kind of household in which the individual was raised. In addition, we will investigate the correlation between the student's relationship satisfaction and life satisfaction. It is hoped that the results of this study can help explain the effects of parental divorce on college students' relationships and the difference between those who were raised in different households.

Thesis Completion

2023

Semester

Summer

Thesis Chair/Advisor

Saunders, Steven

Degree

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

College

College of Sciences

Department

Psychology

Language

English

Access Status

Open Access

Release Date

8-15-2023

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