@article{ref1,
title="Perceived interparental conflict and depressive symptomatology in emerging adults: the mediating role of aggressive attitudes",
journal="Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma",
year="2020",
author="Alves, Marta P. and Cunha, Ana I. and Carvalho, Paula and Loureiro, Manuel J.",
volume="29",
number="1",
pages="73-91",
abstract="This cross-sectional study tested the effects of perceived interparental conflict on emerging adults' depressive symptomatology as mediated by aggressive attitudes. The sample included 520 college students (58.1% females) aged 18-22 years old. Total, direct and indirect effects were calculated through the estimation of an OLS regression-based mediation model, controlling for gender. The results suggest that perceptions of interparental conflict and appraisals of threat and self-blame positively predict depressive symptoms. Also, the results indicate that (1) verbal aggressive attitudes negatively mediate the relationship between interparental conflict properties and depressive symptoms; (2) hostile attitudes positively mediate the association between both threat and self-blame appraisals and depressive symptoms; and (3) anger positively mediates the relationship between both interparental conflict properties and threat appraisal and depressive symptoms. <br><br>RESULTS are discussed in the context of emerging adults' mental adjustment and aggression expression when dealing with interparental conflict.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1092-6771",
doi="10.1080/10926771.2019.1572400",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2019.1572400"
}