Interparental Conflict and Child Development: Theory, Research and Applications

by Edited by John H. Grych , Frank D. Fincham

• ISBN13: 9780521658294
• ISBN10: 0521658292
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-02-17
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Interparental Conflict and Child Development provides an in-depth analysis of the rapidly expanding body of research on the impact of interparental conflict on children. Emphasizing developmental and family systems perspectives, it investigates a range of important issues, including the processes by which exposure to conflict may lead to child maladjustment, the role of gender and ethnicity in understanding the effects of conflict, the influence of conflict on parent-child, sibling, and peer relations, family violence, and interparental conflict in divorced and step-families. It also addresses the implications of this research for prevention, clinical intervention, and public policy. Each chapter examines relevant conceptual and methodological questions, reviews on pertinent data, and identifies pathways for future research. Thus, the books serves both to describe the 'state of the art' of the field and to chart the course for continued investigation into the links between marital and child functioning.

Table of Contents

Preface

Foundations

Conceptual issues in understanding the relation between interparental conflict and child adjustment

The study of relations between marital conflict and child adjustment

Does gender moderate the effects of marital conflict on children?

Ethnic minority status, interparental conflict, and child adjustment

Basic/Psychological Processes

The role of emotion and emotional regulation in children's responses to interparental conflict

Understanding the impact of interparental conflict on children

Psychological processes as mediators of the impact of marital conflict on children

Children's coping with interparental conflict

Family and Peer Contexts

Interparental conflict and parent-child relationships

Sibling relationships and interparental conflict

Domestic violence and child adjustment

When conflict continues after the marriage ends

Marital conflict in stepfamilies

Applications

Clinical prevention and remediation of child adjustment problems

Interparental conflict and social policy

Future Directions

Advancing understanding of the association between interparental conflict and child development

List of figures

Figures

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