A prospective investigation of appraisals as mediators of the link between interparental conflict and child adjustment

Grych, J., Harold, Gordon Thomas and Miles, Claire J. 2003. A prospective investigation of appraisals as mediators of the link between interparental conflict and child adjustment. Child Development 74 (4) , pp. 1176-1193. 10.1111/1467-8624.00600

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Abstract

This longitudinal study tested the role of children's appraisals of threat and self-blame as mediators of the association between interparental conflict and child adjustment in a sample of 298 Welsh children ages 11 to 12 years. Exposure to higher levels of interparental conflict at Time 1 predicted greater perceived threat and self-blame at Time 2, after accounting for the effects of Time 1 adjustment and appraisals on later appraisals. Perceived threat in turn was associated with increased internalizing problems at Time 2, and self-blame was associated with higher externalizing problems. The pattern of results was largely consistent for child and parent reports of conflict and for boys and girls, though some gender differences were found in associations between appraisals and adjustment.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology Medicine MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG)
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	1467-8624
Last Modified:	17 Jun 2017 02:27
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/3314

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