Despite widespread acceptance of the belief that exposure to interparental conflict is a
serious stressor for children, much remains unknown about exactly why and how this …

Although extant research demonstrates the negative impact of parental stress on child
emotional and behavioral problems, the mechanisms through which parental stress …

We examined the relations between interparental conflict (destructive and constructive),
parenting behaviors (harshness and supportiveness) and children's emotional insecurity in …

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 …

Based on a sample of parents (N= 148) of 4‐to 7‐year‐olds (N= 74, M= 5.76 years), this
study adapted a widely used, self‐report measure of couples' dyadic conflict behavior to …

Research consistently shows that children exposed to interparental conflict are at-risk for
experiencing psychopathology. Establishing a link, however, between interparental conflict …

Researchers have begun to develop models that explain the processes by which
interparental conflict impacts children's adjustment. The present study tested a model based …

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

Although the negative effect of interparental conflict on child behavior problems has been
well established, few studies have examined this association during infancy. This study …

Background Previous research has paid little attention to the series mediating effect of
parent–child communication and self‐esteem in the relationship between interparental …