Types and intensity of postdivorce conflicts, the exercise of coparenting and its consequences on children

  1. Patricia Jiménez-García
  2. Lourdes Contreras
  3. M.Carmen Cano-Lozano
Revue:
Revista iberoamericana de psicología y salud

ISSN: 2171-2069

Année de publication: 2019

Volumen: 10

Número: 1

Pages: 48-63

Type: Article

DOI: 10.23923/J.RIPS.2019.01.025 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAccès ouvert editor

D'autres publications dans: Revista iberoamericana de psicología y salud

Résumé

La ruptura conyugal se considera uno de los eventos más estresantes en la vida de cualquier familia, pudiéndose manifestar numerosos conflictos hasta alcanzar la nueva reestructuración familiar. Se ha señalado que los efectos negativos del divorcio en los hijos están determinados principalmente por el conflicto interparental. Por tanto, el objetivo de este estudio fue identificar los tipos e intensidad de los conflictos que se producen tras el divorcio, así como el ejercicio de la coparentalidad, examinando sus efectos en el ajuste emocional, conductual y escolar de los hijos. En este estudio se han analizado 317 expedientes del Punto de Encuentro Familiar de Jaén (España), desde 2009 a 2016. Se han analizado variables psicoemocionales, conductuales, escolares de los hijos, así como variables interparentales. Los resultados indicaron un mayor número de casos de menores con desajustes emocionales, conductuales y escolares cuando existen conflictos post-divorcio de tipo económico y de custodia, cuando existe intensidad moderada y alta de conflictos parentales tras la ruptura y en ausencia del ejercicio de la coparentalidad post-divorcio entre los progenitores. Con este estudio, se plantea la necesidad de implementar programas de prevención e intervención con los progenitores para garantizar una adecuada gestión de los conflictos post-divorcio.

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