Does Timing of Divorce Matter? Retrospective Reports of Interparental Conflict from Adults from Intact and Divorced Families

This study measured participants’ Retrospective recollections of interparental conflict during childhood by comparing participants from three groups: intact family, parental divorce before 18, and parental divorce after 18. The intact group reported having less interparental conflict while growing up, while there were no significant differences for the two divorce groups.