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O mundo dividido da criança : O divórcio e as suas consequências
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O divórcio dos pais pode influenciar negativamente o desenvolvimento das crianças, pois
trata-se de um evento perturbador na vida das mesmas rompendo com o familiar, conhecido e
acolhedor quotidiano destas, e com isto poderão surgir reações psicológicas, emocionais e
comportamentais, que em alguns casos perdurarão até à idade adulta (Portnoy, 2008). O presente
projeto tem como principal objetivo, comparar crianças cujos pais estão divorciados com
crianças em famílias nucleares, ou seja, cujos pais estão casados ou em união de facto, face a
comportamentos agressivos e de delinquência.
O presente estudo pretende conter uma amostra de 300 estudantes de escolas públicas,
com idades compreendidas entre os 12 e os 18 anos. De uma forma global, pretende-se verificar
se as crianças de pais divorciados apresentam maiores níveis de agressividade, quer
autopercecionadas, com base no AQ (Hipótese 1), quer percecionadas pelos progenitores, com
base no CBCL (hipótese 2) do que as crianças em famílias nucleares, pretendendo-se igualmente
verificar se existem diferenças ao nível da delinquência, medida através da Escala de
Comportamentos Desviantes (hipótese 3). Espera-se encontrar diferenças entre os grupos
populacionais independentes, tal como a literatura sugere, apresentando as crianças de pais
divorciados níveis significativos superiores de agressividade e delinquência. Pretende-se ainda
verificar o papel do género nestas variáveis. Esperando-se que, com base na literatura adjacente,
o mesmo não tenha efeito na agressividade, mas quando estudada a delinquência se encontrem
diferenças entre género. No presente documento, será ainda apresentada a importância do
presente estudo, bem como, das limitações do mesmo.
ABSTRACT: Parental divorce can have a negative influence on children development because it constitutes a disruptive event which breaks with their everyday life family dynamics. As a result, psychological, emotional and behavioral reactions may arise and in some cases may even last until adult age (Portnoy, 2008). The present project sought to compare the engagement in aggressive behavior and delinquency between children whose parents are divorced with children from nuclear families, whose parents are married. This study would count on a sample of 300 students from public schools, with ages between 12 and 18 years old. Overall, we intend to examine if children with divorced parents present higher aggression levels than children with nuclear families, regarding both self perceived aggression levels, measured with AQ (Hypothesis 1) and parent perceived aggression levels, measured with CBCL (Hypothesis 2). Moreover, we also aim to explore if there are differences regarding delinquency levels between children from nuclear and divorced families, thus using Deviant Behavior Scale (Hypothesis 3). As suggested by the literature, our expectation is to find differences between the independent groups studied, where children from divorced parents would present significantly higher levels of both aggressiveness and delinquency. Lastly, we seek to analyze the role played by gender on these variables. Based on previous research, we anticipate that gender would not have any effect on aggressiveness, contrary to delinquency where an effect among genders would be found. The relevance of this study is debated as well as its limitations.
ABSTRACT: Parental divorce can have a negative influence on children development because it constitutes a disruptive event which breaks with their everyday life family dynamics. As a result, psychological, emotional and behavioral reactions may arise and in some cases may even last until adult age (Portnoy, 2008). The present project sought to compare the engagement in aggressive behavior and delinquency between children whose parents are divorced with children from nuclear families, whose parents are married. This study would count on a sample of 300 students from public schools, with ages between 12 and 18 years old. Overall, we intend to examine if children with divorced parents present higher aggression levels than children with nuclear families, regarding both self perceived aggression levels, measured with AQ (Hypothesis 1) and parent perceived aggression levels, measured with CBCL (Hypothesis 2). Moreover, we also aim to explore if there are differences regarding delinquency levels between children from nuclear and divorced families, thus using Deviant Behavior Scale (Hypothesis 3). As suggested by the literature, our expectation is to find differences between the independent groups studied, where children from divorced parents would present significantly higher levels of both aggressiveness and delinquency. Lastly, we seek to analyze the role played by gender on these variables. Based on previous research, we anticipate that gender would not have any effect on aggressiveness, contrary to delinquency where an effect among genders would be found. The relevance of this study is debated as well as its limitations.
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Dissertação de mestrado apresentada ao ISPA - Instituto Universitário
Keywords
Crianças de pais divorciados Crianças em família nuclear Agressão Delinquência Género Children from divorced parents Children from nuclear families Aggressiveness Delinquency Gender