Children's perception of the causes and consequences of divorce were explored using subjects' responses to two brief vignettes about children who had experienced parental divorce. The 81 subjects were approximately equally divided between boys and girls, 3rd and 5th graders, and those with and without parental divorce in their history. Two-thirds believed divorce was due to a rupture in the relationship between adults, but one-third thought children cause divorce. Over half the sample believed divorce results in enduring emotional/behavioral problems for children. Gender,