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Prevalence of adults who are the targets of parental alienating behaviors and their impact

Estimating the prevalence of parental alienation is challenging because not all children who are exposed to parental alienating behaviors become alienated (Harman, Bernet, & Harman, 2019). The purpose of the current study was to determine whether the proportion of adults who indicate being alienated from a child will be similar to results from a previous […]

Parents Behaving Badly: Gender Biases in the Perception of Parental Alienating Behaviors

According to gender role theory, individuals who confirm expectations associated with their gender roles are rewarded and judged against these expectations when they deviate. Parental roles are strongly tied to gender, and there are very different expectations for behaviors of mothers and fathers. This study examined how mothers’ and fathers’ behaviors that support or discourage […]

Parental alienating behaviors: An unacknowledged form of family violence

Despite affecting millions of families around the world, parental alienation has been largely unacknowledged or denied by legal and health professionals as a form of family violence. This complex form of aggression entails a parental figure engaging in the long-term use of a variety of aggressive behaviors to harm the relationship between their child and […]

Parental Alienation: The Blossoming of a Field of Study

Parental alienation has been an unacknowledged and poorly understood form of family violence. Research on parental alienation and the behaviors that cause it has evolved out of decades of legal and clinical work documenting this phenomenon, leading to what could be considered a “greening,” or growth, of the field. Today, there is consensus among researchers […]

Gender Differences in the Use of Parental Alienating Behaviors

Past research indicates females prefer the use of indirect over direct forms of aggression, whereas the opposite pattern has been found for males. We investigated a specific form of aggression: parental alienating behaviors. Parents who alienate their children from another parent utilize both direct and indirect forms of aggression. We examined whether there are gender […]

Allegations of Family Violence in Court: How Parental Alienation Affects Judicial Outcomes

Harman, J. J., & Lorandos, D. (2020). Allegations of family violence in court: How parental alienation affects judicial outcomes. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/law0000301 We tested a set of findings reported by Meier et al. (2019) related to the use of parental alienation as a legal defense in cases in which […]

PARENTAL ALIENATION — SCIENCE AND LAW

Parental Alienation – Science and Law explains the research that creates the foundation for the assessment, identification, and intervention in cases of parental alienation (PA). For attorneys, judges, and family law professionals, this book explains in detail the scientific basis for testimony and legal decisions that relate to PA. There are two complementary features for […]

Child Abduction to Spain

There is nothing more frightening or distressing than for your child to be abducted: taken away from you. This guides covers what to do if this happens and if it is the child’s other parent who takes the child. Click where you see  for more information This guide covers… This guide covers what to do if […]