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Philbrook, Lauren E.; Erath, Stephen A.; Hinnant, J. Benjamin; El-Sheikh, Mona – Developmental Psychology, 2018
The present study investigates how coordination between stress responsivity of the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) and sympathetic nervous system (SNS) moderates the prospective effects of marital conflict on internalizing and externalizing symptoms across adolescence. Although an important avenue for psychophysiological research concerns how…
Descriptors: Marital Instability, Conflict, Adolescents, Stress Variables
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Straus, Murray A. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1979
The introduction to this paper seeks to clarify and distinguish the concepts of "conflict,""conflict of interest,""hostility," and "violence." The main part of the paper describes the Conflict Tactics (CT) Scales, which are designed to measure the use of reasoning, verbal agression, and violence within the…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Relationship, Hostility