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1995 MEYER ELKIN ESSAY CONTEST WINNER IMPACT OF EXPEDITED VISITATION SERVICES, A COURT PROGRAM THAT ENFORCES ACCESS
Author(s) -
Lee Cheryl D.,
Shaughnessy John J.,
Bankes Joel K.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
family court review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1744-1617
pISSN - 1531-2445
DOI - 10.1111/j.174-1617.1995.tb00392.x
Subject(s) - contest , perception , service (business) , perspective (graphical) , psychology , quality (philosophy) , set (abstract data type) , social psychology , political science , law , marketing , computer science , business , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , philosophy , epistemology , programming language
The impact of a court service that is set up to enforce access orders is measured from the perspective of 70 children whose parents were program participants in the service. Children's perception of conflict diminished significantly over the 6‐month period of service involvement. Children improved in their overall and school adjustment when visits with their noncustodial parents were more frequent. They were less depressed when they had quality relationships with both their mother and father. Children perceived more conflict as visits increased, but the negative impact was minimal.