A thirty-year longitudinal study of children of divorce indicates that if there is parental conflict during and after a divorce, there are the following consequences: Consequences for minor children

• Lower academic achievement.
• More behavior problems.
• Poorer psychological adjustment.
• More negative self-concepts.
• More social difficulties.
• More problematic relationships with mothers and fathers.

Consequences for adult children

• Lower psychological well-being.
• More behavioral problems.
• Less education.
• Lower job status and lower standard of living.
• More likely to never marry or lower marital satisfaction.
• More likely not to have children.
• Heightened risk for divorce.