An article in the August 11, 1997 issue of USA Today said:

“The more divorces and remarriages a child lives through, the more likely he is to divorce, and the more failed marriages he is likely to experience as an adult.  Studies have shown a link between experiencing divorce as a child, and getting one as an adult. But this is the first to look at how multiple divorces, which became increasingly common in the 1970’s, affect a child’s marital future.”