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Loyalty Conflict and Parental Alienation in Children with Divorced Parents

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  • Maria-Rodica Iacobescu

    (Lecturer, PhD „Ştefan cel Mare” University of Suceava, România)

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A divorce can have painful consequences, especially for the children, as they can develop loyalty conflicts or parental alienation. The custody problem increases the rate of disagreements between parents and the smallest decisions can become opportunities for physical, moral or judiciary confrontation. Conflicts can be accompanied by the formation of an alliance between one parent and the children, in order to disqualify and denigrate the other parent. According to R. A. Gardner, extreme conflicts can lead to the development of a so-called Parental alienation syndrome, the painful cases in which the children, after a divorce, refuse to see a parent due to a combination of indoctrination fueled by the alienating parent and the child’s own contributions towards the denigration of the targeted parent. This syndrome still is a topic of debate for researchers, some of them agreeing with its existence while others argue that it lacks scientific value.

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  • Maria-Rodica Iacobescu, 2021. "Loyalty Conflict and Parental Alienation in Children with Divorced Parents," Anuarul Universitatii „Petre Andrei” din Iasi / Year-Book „Petre Andrei” University from Iasi, Fascicula: Asistenta Sociala, Sociologie, Psihologie / Fascicle: Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Editura Lumen, Department of Economics, vol. 0(27), pages 171-184, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:lum:rev12a:v::y:2021:i:27:p:171-184
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.18662/upasw/27/61
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    Keywords

    divorce; parental separation; child; loyalty conflict; parental alienation;
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    • A23 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Graduate

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