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Strengths-based spillover models: Constructive interparental conflict, parental supportive problem solving, and
Hannah G Swerbenski1, Melissa L Sturge-Apple1, Maya Koven2
1Mt. Hope Family Center, University of Rochester.
Summary
Constructive interparental conflict, like supportive problem-solving, benefits children. This approach enhances parental guided learning, positively impacting children's working memory and inhibitory control.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Family Studies
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Interparental conflict, particularly hostile forms, negatively impacts child development.
- The effects of constructive interparental conflict on parenting and child executive functioning remain underexplored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between constructive interparental conflict (supportive, problem-solving) and parental guided learning.
- To examine the subsequent impact on young children's executive functioning.
Main Methods:
- 231 families (mothers, fathers, child) participated.
- Constructive conflict assessed via observation and multi-informant report.
- Parental guided learning and child executive functions (inhibitory control, working memory, visual-spatial reasoning) measured using validated tasks and observations.
Main Results:
- Constructive interparental conflict positively associated with maternal supportive problem-solving, predicting enhanced child working memory.
- Constructive interparental conflict indirectly linked to improved child inhibitory control through paternal supportive problem-solving.
- Findings consistent across two data waves, controlling for demographic variables.
Conclusions:
- Constructive interparental conflict and supportive problem-solving behaviors positively influence children's executive functions.
- Highlights the utility of family resilience and domain-specific parenting approaches for understanding spillover effects.
- Suggests interventions promoting constructive conflict resolution may benefit child cognitive development.
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