TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Links between marital and parent-child interactions: moderating role of husband-to-wife aggression
JO  - Development and psychopathology
A1  - Margolin, Gayla
A1  - Gordis, Elana B.
A1  - Oliver, Pamella H.
SP  - 753
EP  - 771
VL  - 16
IS  - 3
N2  - The present study examined how marital conflict may compromise parenting by identifying interdependencies across marital and parent-child subsystems in a sample of 86 two-parent families with a child aged 9-13. The study used direct observation of three family discussions to examine interdependencies across family subsystems. The study also assessed whether a history of husband-to-wife aggression strengthened interdependencies. Overall, families with husband-to-wife aggression showed a negative tone that pervaded throughout the family. Consistent with theories about physically aggressive men tending to withdraw from conflict, fathers who had engaged in husband-to-wife aggression showed an association between marital hostilities and lower levels of empathy toward their children. Consistent with stress theories, women who had been exposed to husband-to-wife aggression showed a link between marital hostilities and negative affect when interacting with their children. These findings illustrate how a history of exposure to marital aggression can create a family environment of multiple risks for children. For children in families with prior marital aggression, ongoing marital hostilities can be linked to the additional risk of erosions in parental support.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0954-5794
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -