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Child Development and Marital Relations
Author(s) -
Fincham Frank D.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1998.tb06207.x
Subject(s) - psychology , perspective (graphical) , child development , developmental psychology , construct (python library) , cognition , marital relationship , cognitive development , quality (philosophy) , social psychology , philosophy , epistemology , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , computer science , programming language
This article examines aspects of the marital relationship and its assessment relevant to scholars of child development. The case for attending to marriage in child research is outlined before reviewing what is known about the construct of marital quality, behavior, emotional responding, and cognition in marriage. Practical recommendations are made for assessing each of these areas before arguing that the child's perspective of the marriage is critical for understanding children's behavior. Several limitations and promises of marital research for understanding children are also discussed.