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Direct linkAmato, Paul R.; Afifi, Tamara D. – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2006
Research on divorce has found that adolescents' feelings of being caught between parents are linked to internalizing problems and weak parent-child relationships. The present study estimates the effects of marital discord, as well as divorce, on young adult offspring's feelings of being caught in the middle (N=632). Children with parents in…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Marital Satisfaction, Divorce, Parents
Peer reviewedAmato, Paul R. – Family Relations, 1986
Investigated the association between levels of marital conflict and the self-esteem of children and adolescents. Results indicated the negative effects of conflict tended to be strongest when children's relationships were poor with both parents. However, for young females, conflict was also negatively related to self-esteem when relationships with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Elementary Education
