Marital conflict and children's adjustment: Parental hostility and children's interpretations as mediators

Clare M. Stocker; Melissa K. Richmond; Sabina M. Low; Elise K. Alexander; Nadine M. Elias

doi:10.1111/1467-9507.00226

Marital conflict and children's adjustment: Parental hostility and children's interpretations as mediators

Clare M. Stocker, Melissa K. Richmond, Sabina M. Low, Elise K. Alexander, Nadine M. Elias

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Abstract

The associations between marital conflict, maternal and paternal hostility, children's interpretations of marital conflict, and children's adjustment were examined in a sample of 136 school-aged children and their parents. Observational measures were collected from videotapes of marital interaction and family interaction. Self-report data were collected from parents and children. Results showed that mothers' and fathers' hostility mediated the association between martial conflict and children's internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. Children's feelings of being to blame for marital conflict and being threatened by it mediated between marital conflict and children's internalizing problems but not their externalizing problems.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	149-161
Number of pages	13
Journal	Social Development
Volume	12
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9507.00226
State	Published - 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Children's adjustment
Children's cognitive appraisals
Marital relationships
Parent-child relationships

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Developmental and Educational Psychology
Sociology and Political Science
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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