Factors Impacting Adolescents' Mental Health After Parental Separation

Summary
The aim of the product was to find out the factors that impact the mental health
of adolescents in the wake pf parental separation. It is known and accepted that
adolescents coming from broken homes are emotionally stunted and develop
certain characteristic features. However, the information and literature available
is not enough. It is important to know the factors that affect them in order to be
able to protect the adolescents. The research process included the collection of a
folio from a variety of sources and a primary survey. The key findings suggest
that divorce impacts adolescents the most. This negates the popular belief that
children below the age of 10 are the ones who are most impacted. In reality,
they are able to heal and move on the process. But due to burden of bodily and
hormonal changes, adolescents find it difficult to be accustomed to the changes
brought by parental separation.
E1: EVALUATION OF RESEARCH PROCESS USED, SPECIFIC TO THE
RESEARCH QUESTION
QU: What factors impact adolescents by the separation of parents and
how does this affect their mental health and development?
This research was included as it is important to first have a grasp of how the
adolescents truly respond to parental separation. This knowledge forms the basis
of the impact. In this piece of literature collected from a reliable online source,
the reactions of the adolescents have been reviewed. Listening to their
perspectives gives an idea about how their world is gathered around their
parents. Parental separation requires adjustment from their sides. Parents are a
valued source of socialization and support for the adolescents and separation
from can have an impact on their behavior and how they respond to others. The
research debunks some of the popular myths about parental separation. It was
believed that the young offspring are the most affected because they are unable
to understand the criticality of the situation. On the other hand, the research
revealed that the adolescents are worst off. This is because they are at a
juncture of life where their world is changing. They are beginning to view the
world for themselves and preparing for the adult life. A drastic change at this
shakes them up. Their trust is also broken and they start to view every
relationship aspects of their life as temporary.
The information from the sources provided key insights for the research. Certain
factors like age, family dynamics and presence of siblings were underlined as the
one that determine the extent of impact on the adolescents. The information was
valid as it was taken from reliable sources that either have been validated from
the Australian government and research centers, taken from medical database
like PubMed, thesis and a psychology journal. Other more informal forms of
information sources have been also included as they provided a review of
adolescent’s reactions towards divorce. These included a blog and website posts,
newspaper articles and a YouTube video of a teacher talking about the major
problems faced by her adolescent students. Due to the nature of the research, I
felt that it was essential to include both formal thesis and journal articles along
with informal articles as mentioned above. This would help me to base the
research on solid information as well on reviews of personal experiences of