Their ability to recover after the divorce was greatly helped if they had positive personality characteristics (such as optimism and openheartedness), a sound relationship with the parent that they subsequently lived with, and the chance to regularly feel the concern and love of the other parent.
而優勢的性格特質（如樂觀、開朗）、與同住單親間的親子關係良好、以及能時時感受非同住的父親或母親的關愛，則讓他們擁有較佳的復原能力。