ERIC Number: EJ1329101
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
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Interparental Conflict as a Quadratic Predictor of Children's Reactivity to Interparental Conflict and School Adjustment: Steeling Effects or Risk Saturation?
Davies, Patrick T.; Thompson, Morgan J.; Hentges, Rochelle F.; Parry, Lucia Q.; Sturge-Apple, Melissa L.
Child Development, v93 n2 p594-611 Mar-Apr 2022
This study examined interparental conflict as a curvilinear predictor of children's reactivity to interparental conflict and, in turn, their school problems across three annual measurements. Participants included 243 preschool children (M[subscript age] = 4.60 years; 56% girls) and their parents from racially (e.g., 48% Black; 16% Latinx) diverse backgrounds. Interparental conflict was a significant quadratic predictor of children's emotional reactivity ([beta] = 0.23) and behavioral dysregulation ([beta] = 0.27) to conflict over a 1-year period. The robust association between interparental conflict and behavioral dysregulation weakened at high levels of interparental conflict. In contrast, interparental conflict more strongly predicted children's emotional reactivity as conflict exposure increased. Children's emotional reactivity, in turn, predicted their greater school problems 1 year later ([beta] = 0.25).
Descriptors: Conflict, Parents, Student Adjustment, Preschool Children, Emotional Response, Behavior Problems, Parent Child Relationship, Student Behavior, Child Behavior
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R01HD065425