"Parental divorce" refers to the situation when the parents of a child decide to end their marriage or relationship and legally separate from each other. Full definition
And people who experienced parental divorce between birth and 3 to 5 years of age were more insecure in their current relationships with their parents compared to those whose parents divorced later in childhood. (sciencedaily.com)
In recent decades, many studies have examined the impact of parental divorce on children into adulthood. (movingpastdivorce.com)
Our second question is whether the magnitude of the association between parental divorce in childhood and outcomes in adulthood has changed over time. (link.springer.com)