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Family Stress and Functioning in Children: the Moderating Effects of Children's Beliefs About Their Control Over Parental Conflict
Author(s) -
Rossman B. B. Robbie,
Rosenberg Mindy S.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1992.tb00906.x
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , family conflict
While factors such as gender and SES have been studied as moderators of stress for children, their perceptions of control have received little attention. In the current study, children's domain‐specific perceptions of their control during nmrua Conflict were investigated as potential moderators of the impact of family stress on children's behavior problems, and perceptions of competence. Ninety‐four children aged 6–12 years and mothers from families ranging in level of parental conflict from non discordant to discordant to physically violent were interviewed. Multiple regression analyses revealed that higher levels of conflict control beliefs acted as compensatory moderators of stress, being associated with lower levels of problem behaviors across stress levels. However, higher conflict control beliefs acted as vulnerability moderators with regard to children's perceptions of competence.