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Ongoing postdivorce conflict and child disturbance.

J R Johnston1, R Gonzàlez, L E Campbell

  • 1Center for the Family in Transition, Corte Madera, California 94925.

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
|December 1, 1987
PubMed
Summary

Parental conflict significantly impacts children's behavior, leading to problems like aggression and depression. Child involvement in disputes and parental aggression are key predictors of these issues.

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Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Family Studies
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Parental separation and divorce can lead to entrenched custody disputes.
  • These disputes can significantly affect the emotional and behavioral well-being of children.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the behavioral impact of parental disputes on children.
  • To identify predictors of behavioral problems in children experiencing parental conflict.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study of 56 children (aged 4-12) from diverse backgrounds.
  • Assessment of child behavior at the time of custody dispute and 2.5 years later.
  • Evaluation of child involvement in disputes, parent-child role reversal, and inter-parental aggression.

Main Results:

  • Child involvement and role reversal predicted immediate behavior problems and aggression.
  • Parental aggression, child involvement, and role reversal predicted long-term behavior problems, depression, withdrawal, somatic complaints, and aggression.
  • No main effects for sex and age, but girls showed more depression/withdrawal, and older children had more somatic complaints/aggression at follow-up.

Conclusions:

  • Parental conflict is a significant etiological factor in children's behavioral and emotional disturbances.
  • Specific aspects of parental disputes, such as child involvement and inter-parental aggression, have lasting negative effects.
  • Gender and age can moderate the manifestation of distress in children exposed to high-conflict families.

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