The Negative Impacts of Divorce on Children – Case Study of Oman
1.0 Introduction
Technically, divorce means official ending of a marriage through a decision made in a court of law. Divorce simply means a separation, and the intricacies become even more complicated when it involves children especially since the factors that led to divorce may have already had negative impacts on children other than the time when divorce actually occurred. Divorce affects a child in a multitude of ways and it may have longer term impact on the child/children. To wit, divorce and its ensuing consequences have significant and life-altering impact on the well-being and development of the child.
Divorce in Oman is now a common phenomenon which burdened the authorities of the reasons of the divorce. Local Sablah reported that one of the reasons of the divorce is greed for money and that married couples could divorce even after two months of marriage. Women are granted the right of divorce on specific grounds such as if they are not financially supported and if their husbands are missing for more than a year or if he is jailed for three years or more.
If newlyweds resort to divorce while the marriage is still fresh, what more on couples that are already married for 3 years onwards? This means that they now have their own children which could be affected by the process. While the divorce affects the couples separating, it has more devastating effects for their children which are in the situation of pre-, during and post-divorce.
2.0 Problem Statement
There are so many researches about children and how they are being affected by divorce. One aspect that has received a great deal of attention is the effect of divorce on psychological development of the children. Other than that there are also others such as behavioral, social, spiritual, physical and also academically hence the well-being of the children. Specifically, these are not explored in the context of children of divorce in Oman. The key question that will be addressed in the study is: What are the negative impacts of divorce to children living in Oman? Specific research questions that will be given answer to as well are:
1) How does divorce affect the well-being of the child?
2) How do the children perceive the effects of divorce on them?
3) What are the short- and long-term negative effects of divorce on children?
4) What are the negative effects of divorce manifesting at home, in schools and in communities?
3.0 Objectives
The main aim of this study is to assess the negative impacts of divorce to children in Oman. As such, this means to determine the negative effects of divorce to psychological, as behavioral, social, spiritual and physical of divorce as well as academically. In lieu with this, the study will address the following research objectives:
- Evaluate how divorce implicate the quality of life of the children
- Distinguish short and long term outcomes of divorce to children
4.0 Methodology
The research strategy that the study will utilize is the descriptive method. A descriptive research intends to present facts concerning the nature and status of a situation, as it exists at the time of the study (1994). It is also concerned with relationships and practices that exist, beliefs and processes that are ongoing, effects that are being felt, or trends that are developing ( 1970). In addition, such approach tries to describe present conditions, events or systems based on the impressions or reactions of the respondents of the research (1994). This research is also cross-sectional because of limited time. This research is a study of a particular phenomenon (or phenomena) at a particular time. (2003) Accordingly, cross-sectional studies often employ the survey strategy, and they may be seeking to describe the incidence of a phenomenon or to compare factors in different organizations.
In this study, primary and secondary research will be both incorporated. The reason for this is to be able to provide adequate discussion for the readers that will help them understand more about the issue and the different variables that involve with it. The primary data for the study will be represented by the survey results that will be acquired from the respondents. On the other hand, the literature reviews to be presented in the second chapter of the study will represent the secondary data of the study. The secondary sources of data will come from published articles from books, journals and theses and related studies.
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