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The Developmental Costs and Benefits of Children's Involvement in Interparental Conflict
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Davies, Patrick T.; Coe, Jesse L.; Martin, Meredith J.; Sturge-Apple, Melissa L.; Cummings, E. Mark – Developmental Psychology, 2015
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 more consistently serves as a moderator of associations between children's emotional reactivity to interparental conflict and their psychological problems. In Study…
Descriptors: Parents, Interpersonal Relationship, Psychopathology, Hypothesis Testing
Coping with Background Anger in Early Childhood.
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Cummings, E. Mark – Child Development, 1987
Preschoolers' normative patterns, individual styles, and developmental changes in coping with anger between others (background anger) were examined. Pairs of children were observed playing while two adults in an adjacent room verbally expressed anger toward each other. Children were also interviewed concerning the feelings they had during the…
Descriptors: Aggression, Anger, Behavior Patterns, Coping
Influence of Conflict between Adults on the Emotions and Aggression of Young Children.
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Cummings, E. Mark; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1985
Influence of others' emotions on the emotions and aggression of 2-year-olds was examined. Dyads of familiar peers were exposed during play to a sequence of experimental manipulations of background emotions of warmth and anger. Theoretical and practical implications of sensitivity to others' conflicts and interpersonal problems in toddlers are also…
Descriptors: Aggression, Coping, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Response
Children's Responses to Different Forms of Expression of Anger between Adults.
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Cummings, E. Mark; And Others – Child Development, 1989
Examined responses of 63 children of 4-9 years to different forms of expression of anger. Angry interactions between adults elicited anger and distress in young children and were discriminated from more positive interactions. Children responded negatively to unresolved expressions of anger. (RJC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Anger, Children, Conflict Resolution
Resolution and Children's Responses to Interadult Anger.
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Cummings, E. Mark; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1991
Children from 5 to 19 years of age viewed videotaped segments of resolved, partially resolved, and unresolved conflicts. The negativity of children's responses corresponded to the degree that fights were unresolved. Numerous age and sex effects were found. (BC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Anger, Children