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Is it alienating parenting, role reversal or child abuse? A study of children's rejection of a parent in child custody disputes

Journal of Emotional Abuse, ISSN: 1092-6798, Vol: 5, Issue: 4, Page: 191-218
2005
  • 70
    Citations
  • 0
    Usage
  • 41
    Captures
  • 0
    Mentions
  • 0
    Social Media
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  • Citations
    70
    • Citation Indexes
      66
    • Policy Citations
      4
      • 4
  • Captures
    41

Article Description

This study of custody disputing families tests competing hypothesis about the correlates of children's alignment with one parent and rejection of the other. Hypotheses include: (a) parental alienation by the aligned parent, (b) abuse by the rejected parent, and (c) boundary diffusion or role reversal in the family. The data were coded from clinical research records of 125 children referred from family courts for custody evaluation or custody counseling. The findings support a multi-factor explanation of children's rejection of a parent with both the aligned and rejected parents contributing to the problem, together with role reversal in parent-child relationships. © 2005 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

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