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Some social scientists have claimed that divorce harms children for the rest of their lives leading them to form marriages as happy as their parents'. But other recent studies say marital breakups have mixed long-term effects, foster growth in some children and the resolve to build happier marriages of their own.(1)____(2)____
In support of the second viewpoint, a recent Pew Research Center study suggests that when divorced parents remarry, the kids' own marriages may benefit from the example of a parent's second, happier union.(3)____ Indeed, some 60% of children who grow up in stepfamilies say their marriages are closer than that of their own biological parents, says the Pew survey of 2,691 adults, conduct last October.(4)____(5)____ Also, some 70% of people with step-relatives say they are very satisfied with their family lives, the Pew study shows. The study indicates that the stepkids may be benefiting from a parent's positive bond with a stepparent.(6)____
Still, blood is thicker than water. The 42% of Americans who have at least one step-relative typically feel a strong sense of obligation to their biological parent, child or sibling than their step-relatives, the Pew survey says.(7)____(8)____ Significantly higher percentages of correspondents said they would feel obligated to provide financial help or care with a biological relative who was in trouble, compared with those who would help a step-relative who was in trouble.(9)____(10)____
