Family disruption
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Family disruption is a term referring to events that disrupt the structure of individual families. These events include divorce, legal separation, and parental death,[1] out of home placement,[2] and deployment.[2] Researchers have been studying the effects on youth for decades. Some studies suggest that juveniles who have experienced more family disruptions are at a higher risk of delinquency,[3][4] drug use,[5] negative personality traits,[1] anxiety,[2] academic hardship,[2] lack of social mobility,[6] lack of personality development[7] and depression in adulthood.[8]