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Abstract

This study dealt with the issue of separation anxiety among children of divorce victims, as this study aimed to identify the symptoms of separation anxiety among children of divorce victims, as well as to identify the relationship between separation anxiety disorder and the intensity of attachment to the separated parent. A case study. The tools used were the semi-guided interview and the family drawing test. The study was conducted on three children with divorced parents who belong to the age group from 6 to 9 years of middle childhood. Among the results of this study, it was found that the children of divorce victims suffer from symptoms of separation anxiety disorder, and thus divorce leads to the emergence of separation anxiety disorder, through the indicators of separation anxiety that appeared strongly in the interview, as well as the family drawing test. Based on these results, the study concluded with a number of important proposals.