ABSTRACT

Dual residence is a post-divorce living arrangement where children spend up to 50% of their time in each parent’s household after separation or divorce. Reflecting societal changes and shifting norms, these arrangements have increased in many Western societies during recent years. The consequences for children have attracted much interest, resulting in a growing body of research. This literature review has a broad scope, reviewing three decades’ international research about children’s dual-residence arrangements (111 peer-reviewed articles in total) with the aim of analysing the development of the research field. Findings demonstrate that research on the topic has progressed since the first-generation studies and reached several important conclusions. However, it is geographically restricted and heterogeneous in terms of disciplinary perspectives, the choice of aspects to investigate, methodology, data and research design. Furthermore, diverse terms, definitions and cultural, demographic and jurisdictional contexts complicate cross-country comparisons. While some distinct components of dual-residence arrangements seem to increase the likelihood of positive outcomes for children, this study points out the difficulties in using the cumulative body of research in the field when drawing conclusions and making recommendations for practice. Despite the rapidly growing body of research, essential gaps in our understanding of dual residence still remain.

摘要

双重居住是一种离婚后的生活安排，孩子在分居或离婚后最多有 50% 的时间在父母双方的家庭中度过。近年来，这些安排在许多西方社会中有所增加，反映了社会变化和规范变化。对儿童的影响引起了极大的兴趣，从而导致了越来越多的研究。这篇文献综述范围广泛，回顾了三个十年来关于儿童双重居住安排的国际研究（共 111 篇同行评议文章），旨在分析研究领域的发展。调查结果表明，自第一代研究以来，对该主题的研究取得了进展，并得出了几个重要结论。然而，就学科视角而言，它受地域限制和异质性，选择要调查的方面、方法、数据和研究设计。此外，不同的术语、定义和文化、人口和管辖范围使跨国比较变得复杂。虽然双重居住安排的一些不同组成部分似乎增加了儿童获得积极成果的可能性，但本研究指出了在得出结论和提出实践建议时使用该领域累积研究的困难。尽管研究迅速增长，但我们对双重居住的理解仍然存在重大差距。虽然双重居住安排的一些不同组成部分似乎增加了儿童获得积极成果的可能性，但本研究指出了在得出结论和提出实践建议时使用该领域累积研究的困难。尽管研究迅速增长，但我们对双重居住的理解仍然存在重大差距。虽然双重居住安排的一些不同组成部分似乎增加了儿童获得积极成果的可能性，但本研究指出了在得出结论和提出实践建议时使用该领域累积研究的困难。尽管研究迅速增长，但我们对双重居住的理解仍然存在重大差距。