Issues and Interventions of Children of Divorce in Iran: A Meta-analysis of Articles

Abstract In recent years, divorce growth rate has led to an increase in the number of children of divorce. These children have a lot of problems and issues hidden from view. Undoubtedly, parental separation is an annoying phenomenon for most of them. Studies indicate that children of divorce usually confront many social and psychological problems in their lives. In this paper, we have conducted a meta-analysis method to analyze the published internal papers in this field. Finally, we came to 20 articles and took them into consideration. the Internal research are mostly focused on mental health and its sub-scales, and the results show that the condition of children of divorce is more undesirable than that of orphan children and those from intact families. Some of these studies also show the positive impact of intervention programs on children of divorce. What is neglected in these studies is examining the social damages threatening these children.