Early Development of Delinquency Within Divorced Families: Evaluating a Randomized Preventive Intervention Trial

Divorce and separation may be linked to delinquency behaviors in children. To investigate the effects of parenting education on preventing delinquency behaviors in children of separated families, mothers and sons in families who recently experienced a marriage separation were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. Results supported the effectiveness of the intervention program on preventing delinquency.