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Recurring Parent-Child Conflict: A Mediator between Parental Anger Management and Adolescent Behavior
Erin Donohue1, Linda C Halgunseth2, Sarah M Chilenski3
1Department of Psychology, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, 37 South College Avenue, St. Joseph, MN 56374.
Abstract:
Guided by social learning theory, this longitudinal study examined whether parent-child recurring conflict mediated the association between parental anger management, an understudied antecedent to parent-child recurring conflict, and adolescent deviant and problem-solving behaviors in 415 rural families. Parental use of anger management in 6th grade was associated with less parent-child recurring conflict in 9th grade, which was associated with more adolescent problem-solving behavior in 11th grade. Family practitioners seeking to promote adolescent problem-solving behaviors may consider teaching families strategies for reducing parent-child recurring conflict and fostering parental anger management.
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