Harold, Gordon T, Osborne, Lori N and Conger, Rand D (1997) Mom and dad are at it again: adolescent perceptions of marital conflict and adolescent psychological distress. Developmental Psychology, 33 (2). pp. 333-350. ISSN 0012-1649

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Abstract

In these two studies, the authors used children's perceptions of family relationships to examine simultaneously direct and indirect links between marital conflict and child adjustment. With data pertaining to 146 sixth and seventh graders, Study 1 supported direct and indirect effects of perceptions of marital conflict on internalizing behaviors, and indirect effects for externalizing behaviors. In Study 2, data analyzed from 451 families showed indirect effects of marital conflict and parent-to-child hostility, through adolescent perceptions of such behavior, on both current distress and distress 12 months later in 3 of 4 models estimated. Direct and indirect effects were found for boys' concurrent internalizing behavior. Implications and limitations of both studies are discussed to address the need for a more sophisticated theoretical approach to examine why an association exists between marital conflict and child adjustment.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Psychology > Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Depositing User:	Carmel Stevenson
Date Deposited:	22 Jul 2015 07:41
Last Modified:	29 Jul 2015 11:42
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/55631

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