Saeideh Akbari1 . Abdoulhossein Emami Sigaroudi2. Fariba Asgari3. Ehsan Kazemnezhad Leili4
Parent’s divorce is one of the most unpleasant events in life that is stressful for children and couples it has long-term and short-term economic, social, emotional and behavioral problems for children and adults. How quickly children adapt to divorce depends on the stability of their environment after divorce and social support. The purpose of this study was to investigate the behavioral Adjustment and the related factors in children with divorced parents. This is a cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study. A total of 75 children with divorced parents (38 girls and 37 boys) were selected from primary schools in Rasht by census. The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire on adaptation factors, an interview form with parents based on Kassal and Russell Children Behavioral Measurement Test. Regression coefficient was used for the related factors. The results of this study showed that there was a significant correlation among factors related to gender adjustment, educational level (age), child's supervisor education level, housing situation and overall Adjustment based on Mann-Whitney test (P <0.05). Adjustment score in adolescent girls who lived with their father were also more than the girls who lived with their mothers
