Interparental Conflict and Child Development

Interparental Conflict and Child Development investigates the impact of interparental conflict on children.

List of contributors; Preface; Interparental conflict and child adjustment: an overview John H. Grych and Frank D. Fincham; Part I. Foundations: 1. Conceptual issues in understanding the relation between interparental conflict and child adjustment Gayla Margolin, Pamella H. Oliver, and Anna Marie Medina; 2. The study of relations between marital conflict and child adjustment: challenges and new directions for methodology E. Mark Cummings, Marcie C. Goeke-Morey, and Tammy L. Dukewich; 3. Does gender moderate the effects of marital conflict on children? Patrick T. Davies and Lisa L. Lindsay; 4. Ethnic minority status, interparental conflict, and child adjustment Vonnie C. McLoyd, Camille I. Harper, and Nikeea Lynell Copeland; Part II. Basic Processes: 5. The role of emotion and emotional regulation in children's responses to interparental conflict Susan Crockenberg and Adela Langrock; 6. Understanding the impact of interparental conflict on children: the role of social cognitive processes John H. Grych and Shalini Cardoza-Fernandes; 7. Psychological processes as mediators of the impact of marital conflict on children Lynne Fainsilber Katz; 8. Children's coping with interparental conflict Patricia K. Kerig; Part III. Family and Peer Contexts: 9. Interparental conflict and parent-child relationships Martha J. Cox, Blair Paley, and Kristina Harter; 10. Sibling relationships and interparental conflict Judy Dunn and Lisa Davies; 11. Managing marital conflict: links with children's peer relationships Ross D. Parke, Mina Kim, Mary Flyr, David J. McDowell, Sandra D. Simpkins, Colleen M. Killian, and Margaret Wild; 12. Domestic violence and child adjustment Ernest N. Jouriles, William D. Norwood, Renee McDonald, and Beth Peters; 13. When conflict continues after the marriage ends: effects on postdivorce conflict on children Christy M. Buchanan and Kelly L. Heiges; 14. Marital conflict in stepfamilies Mark A. Fine; Part IV. Applications: 15. Clinical prevention and remediation of child adjustment problems Cynthia M. Turner and Mark R. Dadds; 16. Interparental conflict and social policy Robert E. Emery; Part V. Future Directions: 17. Advancing understanding of the association between interparental conflict and child development Frank D. Fincham and John H. Grych; Author index; Subject index.