Divorce has long-term impact for children, study finds

(NewsNation) — Childhood divorce, specifically for young children, can lead to significantly greater challenges later in life, new research suggests.

Children who experience parental divorce at age 5 or younger face lower incomes, an increase in teenage pregnancy, death at a young age and incarceration, according to economists from the University of California, Merced; the U.S. Census Bureau; and the University of Maryland.

"Generally, the worst divorces are early childhood divorces," said Andrew Johnston, associate professor of economics at the University of Texas and co-author of the study. "They generally become less adverse to the child as the kid ages and develops."

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The study compared outcomes among siblings by the amount of time a childhood was