A Process Analysis of the Transmission of Distress from Interparental Conflict to Parenting: Adult Relationship Security as an Explanatory Mechanism

被引:103
作者
Davies, Patrick T. [1 ]
Sturge-Apple, Melissa L. [2 ]
Woitach, Meredith J. [1 ]
Cummings, E. Mark [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Rochester, Dept Clin & Social Sci Psychol, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
[2] Univ Rochester, Mt Hope Family Ctr, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
[3] Univ Notre Dame, Dept Psychol, Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA
关键词
interparental conflict; parenting; adult depression; emotion regulation; relationship insecurity; MARITAL CONFLICT; DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS; ATTACHMENT SECURITY; ADOLESCENT ADJUSTMENT; CHILDRENS ADJUSTMENT; COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS; MATERNAL DEPRESSION; FATHER INVOLVEMENT; SON INTERACTIONS; WORKING MODELS;
D O I
10.1037/a0016426
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
Toward advancing conceptualizations of the spillover hypothesis, this study examined the conditions and mechanisms underlying the transmission of distress from the interparental relationship to parenting difficulties over a 2-year period in a sample of 233 mothers (M = 35.0 years) and fathers (M = 36.8 years) of kindergarten children. Findings from autoregressive structural equation models indicated that parents' gender moderated associations between interparental conflict and parental psychological control and insensitivity to children's negative affect. Pathways between interparental conflict and parenting difficulties over the 2-year period were significant for fathers but not mothers. Analysis of insecurity and depressive symptoms as affective mechanisms of spillover revealed that adult relationship insecurity was a significant mediator in the pathways between interparental conflict and parenting difficulties experienced by fathers.
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页码:1761 / 1773
页数:13
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