Consider the Past Research Showing That If a Child's Parents

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Consider the past research showing that if a child's parents divorce,the child is at higher risk of his own divorce when he reaches adulthood.One factor that might be relevant here is the adult offspring's relationship skills (think in terms of being able to communicate with an intimate partner in healthy ways,having positive relationship behaviors,etc. ).Write 4-6 sentences in which you describe two distinct studies: the first,in which adult offspring relationship skills are a mediator of the relationship between parents' divorce and offspring's divorce risk;and the second,in which relationship skills are a moderator of the relationship between parents' divorce and offspring's divorce risk.In your answer,be clear what research question is being asked in each study and how you would know that mediation had occurred in the first study and that moderation had occurred in the second study.

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