Research on interparental conflict has shown clearly that witnessing angry, conflictual
interactions between parents can be a stressful experience for children (see Cummings & …

As evidence for the negative effects of exposure to interparental conflict has accumulated,
investigators in the field have turned their attention to the task of uncovering the factors that …

The 1990s has witnessed an explosion of theories and research directed toward
understanding the processes by which specific external events and experiences impact …

Building on empirical documentation of children's involvement in interparental conflicts as a
weak predictor of psychopathology, we tested the hypothesis that involvement in conflict …

Using a three-wave longitudinal design, the present study examined adolescents' cognitive
appraisals and coping strategies following exposure to interparental conflict and their long …

The cognitive contextual framework proposes that the emotional climate in the family plays a
role in shaping how children perceive and evaluate interparental conflict. This hypothesis …

Children's appraisals of interparental conflict have been linked with their adjustment and
their strategies for coping with conflict, but the factors that influence the appraisal process …

The present study examined the extent to which individuals exposed to frequent and intense
interparental conflict (IPC) across childhood and adolescence are sensitized to conflict …

Children's appraisals of interparental conflict consistently have been associated with
adjustment problems, but the processes that give rise to this association are not well …

Although the association between interparental conflict and youth maladjustment has been
established, processes underlying this relationship are less understood. In this investigation …