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For example, the report said that children whose parents divorce by the time they are 16 are more likely than others to be out of work 40 years later.
Published by the International Longevity Centre – UK, the study suggested that a parent quitting the home could be a key reason – alongside physical or sexual abuse – as to why adults may be unable to hold down jobs in their 50s or to choose to work on in later years.
The report added that children of a broken home are three times more likely than others to be permanently sick and unable to work by their mid-50s.
The findings, which add to previous evidence that children are badly affected by a family breakup, reveal that the impact of a divorce does not diminish as a child grows older, but instead casts a shadow throughout their life.
Researchers from the Uncertain Futures group, which is funded by the Government's Economic and Social Research Council and Medical Research Council, based their findings on the experiences of children born in 1958.
Some 9,000 children who took part the National Child Development Study have been followed throughout their lives, and it said those who suffer family break-up or other harm early in life are most likely to be out of work in their mid-50s because of long-term illness.
The report found: "Traumatic events experienced in childhood, such as physical or sexual abuse, parental absence or parental divorce are associated with reduced labour force participation at 55.
"Those who face adversities during childhood, such as abuse, neglect, illness, parental absence or divorce, faced diminished employment prospects in later life, primarily due to permanent sickness."
The report continued: "Specific events and circumstances during childhood impact working life.
"Adversity in childhood is associated with reduced labour force participation at 55, even when considering other factors such as gender, mental health, education and socioeconomic position during adulthood.
"Those who faced adversities or consistent socioeconomic disadvantage were found to be three times more likely to be permanently sick at 55 than those who did not experience adversities.
"It is suggested that physical or sexual abuse and neglect were more likely directly to impact the capability of an individual to work, while other adversities, such as divorce or parental absence, could potentially be explained by the consequence these experiences are likely to have on adulthood in general."
The report, titled Working for everyone: addressing barriers and inequalities in the extended working lives agenda, was produced by a team led by Professor Sarah Vickerstaff of Kent University.
(JP/LM)
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Children Affected By Divorce 'Decades Later'
A new, state-funded study has revealed that children of couples who divorce can still suffer from the fallout of their parents separation decades later.For example, the report said that children whose parents divorce by the time they are 16 are more likely than others to be out of work 40 years later.
Published by the International Longevity Centre – UK, the study suggested that a parent quitting the home could be a key reason – alongside physical or sexual abuse – as to why adults may be unable to hold down jobs in their 50s or to choose to work on in later years.
The report added that children of a broken home are three times more likely than others to be permanently sick and unable to work by their mid-50s.
The findings, which add to previous evidence that children are badly affected by a family breakup, reveal that the impact of a divorce does not diminish as a child grows older, but instead casts a shadow throughout their life.
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Researchers from the Uncertain Futures group, which is funded by the Government's Economic and Social Research Council and Medical Research Council, based their findings on the experiences of children born in 1958.
Some 9,000 children who took part the National Child Development Study have been followed throughout their lives, and it said those who suffer family break-up or other harm early in life are most likely to be out of work in their mid-50s because of long-term illness.
The report found: "Traumatic events experienced in childhood, such as physical or sexual abuse, parental absence or parental divorce are associated with reduced labour force participation at 55.
"Those who face adversities during childhood, such as abuse, neglect, illness, parental absence or divorce, faced diminished employment prospects in later life, primarily due to permanent sickness."
The report continued: "Specific events and circumstances during childhood impact working life.
"Adversity in childhood is associated with reduced labour force participation at 55, even when considering other factors such as gender, mental health, education and socioeconomic position during adulthood.
"Those who faced adversities or consistent socioeconomic disadvantage were found to be three times more likely to be permanently sick at 55 than those who did not experience adversities.
"It is suggested that physical or sexual abuse and neglect were more likely directly to impact the capability of an individual to work, while other adversities, such as divorce or parental absence, could potentially be explained by the consequence these experiences are likely to have on adulthood in general."
The report, titled Working for everyone: addressing barriers and inequalities in the extended working lives agenda, was produced by a team led by Professor Sarah Vickerstaff of Kent University.
(JP/LM)
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