A meta-analysis on interparental conflict, parenting, and child adjustment in divorced families: Examining mediation using meta-analytic structural equation models

Dijk, Rianne van; Valk, I.E. van der; Deković, Maja; Branje, Susan

doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101861

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“…Post-divorced or separation parenting and coparenting play significant roles in parents' wellbeing and children's psychological adjustment [11,12], which can have a long-lasting effect [13]. Negative coparenting, such as restrictive gatekeeping [14], conflict, and triangulation has a direct effect on children's mental health due to their exposure to and involvement in conflict and an indirect effect by affecting parenting and child rearing practices [15].…”

Section: Parenting and Coparenting After Divorce Or Separationmentioning

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Parenting Styles, Coparenting, and Early Child Adjustment in Separated Families with Child Physical Custody Processes Ongoing in Family Court

Pires

Martins

2021

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Coparenting conflict and triangulation after separation or divorce are associated with poorer child adjustment when parenting gatekeeping and conflict occur. Fewer studies reported psychosocial adjustment of children under three. We explored the effects of authoritarian and permissive parenting styles and negative coparenting on child adjustment in a purpose sample of 207 Portuguese newly separated/divorced parents (50.2% mothers/49.8% fathers) with sole or joint (49.8%/50.2%) physical custody processes ongoing in court. Parents filled out the Parenting Styles Questionnaire—Parents’ report, the Coparenting Questionnaire, and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Parenting and coparenting moderations path analysis to predict child adjustment were tested for two groups (2/3-year-old child/>3-year-old-child) and showed a good fit, followed by multigroup path analysis with similarities. Findings suggest harsh parenting and interparental conflict and triangulation as predictors for poor early child adjustment. The ongoing custody process could contribute to increased interparental conflict. The families’ unique functioning, parenting, and conflict should be considered in young children custody decisions made in a particularly stressful period when the parental responsibilities’ process is still ongoing and conflict may increase to serve the best interest of the child and promote healthy development. Future directions and practical implications are discussed.

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Section: Parenting and Coparenting After Divorce Or Separationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Parenting Styles, Coparenting, and Early Child Adjustment in Separated Families with Child Physical Custody Processes Ongoing in Family Court

Pires

Martins

2021

Children

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“…The present study identified all dimensions of IPC as a correlation to aggression in adolescents thereby implying that aggression tendencies develop in children or adolescents from the homes where marital discord and violence exist. Van Dijk et al (2020) found in their study a correlation between IPC and child adjustment especially in the context of post-divorce IPC. The correlational analyses also revealed that all dimensions of IPC with the full scale (global score) were negatively and significantly related with mental health.…”

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The multidimensionality of inter-parental conflict on aggression and mental health among adolescents

Olatunji

Idemudia

2021

Heliyon

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The research sets out to reveal that multidimensionality of inter-parental conflict is a limitation in the direction of research which suggests that inter-parental conflict is a risk factor to poor mental health and aggression in adolescents. To validate the above assertion, 394 adolescents (227 males; mean age = 15.6, SD = 1.74) were purposively sampled for the study. Two hypotheses were formulated and tested and data were analyzed using the multiple regression analysis and Multivariate Analysis of Variance/Analysis of Variance (MANOVA/ANOVA) statistics. Results indicated that all dimensions of inter-parental conflict and its full scale had a significantly positive correlation with aggression while all dimensions of inter-parental conflict had a significant negative correlation with adolescents’ mental health. Results further showed that all dimensions of inter-parental conflict jointly associated with aggression but only the dimensions of frequency and intensity independently related with aggression. All dimensions of inter-parental conflict jointly related with mental health while intensity, resolution, coping efficacy and self-blame dimensions independently associated with mental health of adolescents. Based on the above, the researchers recommended that the dimensionality of inter-parental conflict should be considered in further research and that intervention programs should aim at promoting positive family relationship, reducing family stress and promoting positive mental health as adolescents grow and develop in the course of time.

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“…Most studies applying MASEM evaluate path models (e.g. van Dijk et al 12 ) or factor analytic models (see Agelink van Rentergem et al 13 ), but full SEM models that combine factor analysis and path analysis can also be evaluated (see Bresin 14 ). Besides testing the overall theoretical model, one can also evaluate whether the SEM parameters (for example, path coefficients) vary with study-level moderators, such as the average age of the participants in studies, or the average IQ of participants of the study, or the country that the study was conducted in.…”

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Meta‐analytic structural equation modeling made easy: A tutorial and web application for one‐stage MASEM

Jak

Liu

Kolbe

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Meta-analytic Structural Equation Modeling (MASEM) refers to fitting structural equation models (such as path models or factor models) to meta-analytic data. Currently, fitting MASEMs may be challenging for researchers that are not accustomed to working with R software and packages. Therefore, we developed webMASEM; a web application for MASEM. This app implements the one-stage MASEM approach, and allows users to apply MASEM in a user-friendly way. The aim of this article is to provide a tutorial on one-stage MASEM and a practical guide to webMASEM. We will pay specific attention to how the data should be structured and prepared for webMASEM, because mistakes in this step may lead to faulty results without receiving an error message. The use of webMASEM is illustrated with an analysis of a meta-analytic path model in which the path coefficients are moderated by a study-level variable, and a meta-analytic factor model in which the factor loadings are moderated by a study-level variable. All used datafiles and R-codes are available online.

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A meta-analysis on interparental conflict, parenting, and child adjustment in divorced families: Examining mediation using meta-analytic structural equation models

Cited by 98 publications

References 154 publications

Parenting Styles, Coparenting, and Early Child Adjustment in Separated Families with Child Physical Custody Processes Ongoing in Family Court

Parenting Styles, Coparenting, and Early Child Adjustment in Separated Families with Child Physical Custody Processes Ongoing in Family Court

The multidimensionality of inter-parental conflict on aggression and mental health among adolescents

Meta‐analytic structural equation modeling made easy: A tutorial and web application for one‐stage MASEM

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