FIGURE 12.5 A model of the predictors of children’s adjustment following divorce and remarriage Children’s adjustment to parental divorce depends on many interrelated factors. These include characteristics of the parents and children, factors such as remarriage and economic changes, family composition (e.g., who is living in the home), the degree of social support, parental response to stressful events, and family processes that reflect these dynamics. (Adapted from Hetherington, Bridges, & Insabella, 1998)