Effects of Divorce on Children's Future Relationships [Marripedia]
Children who have experienced parental divorce are more than twice as likely to divorce, compared with children of intact families.38) One study found that adults who experience parental divorce have chances of divorce 38 percent higher than adults raised in intact families. Significantly, this increase is not seen in children whose parents’ marriage ended because of the death of one of the parents.39)
Effects of Parental Divorce on Marital Commitment and Confidence (nih.gov)