The present meta-analysis integrates research from 1,435 studies on associations of
parenting dimensions and styles with externalizing symptoms in children and adolescents …

A hypothesized need to form and maintain strong, stable interpersonal relationships is
evaluated in light of the empirical literature. The need is for frequent, nonaversive …

An emotional security hypothesis that builds on attachment theory is proposed to account for
recent empirical findings on the impact of marital conflict on children and to provide …

What happens to a couple's relationship when baby makes three? Why do some
relationships improve and others falter? Based on a landmark ten-year study of one hundred …

This Monograph reports on a series of systematic analyses of commonly studied measures
of parenting (support, psychological control, and behavioral control). The purpose of the …

Research on the prevalence, course, and correlates of behavior problems in preschool
children was examined. Prospective epidemiological studies and follow‐Up studies of …

This study presents a model of harsh parenting that has an indirect effect, as well as a direct
effect, on child aggression in the school environment through the mediating process of child …

A meta-analysis of 47 studies was used to shed light on inconsistencies in the concurrent
association between parental caregiving and child externalizing behavior. Parent–child …

Developmental psychopathology seeks to unravel the complex connections among
biological, psychological, and social-contextual aspects of normal and abnormal …

Background: The effects of marital conflict on children's adjustment are well documented.
For the past decade research has increasingly focused on advancing a process‐level …