Affection and Conflict in Marital and Parent‐child Relationships

Abstract

In this study, we examined affection and conflict in marital and parent-child relationships, as reported by mothers, fathers, and 9- and 10-year-old children in a community sample of 87 families. Affection and conflict were inversely related within relationships, with mixed findings across relationships. Most reports showed an association between marital and parent-child conflict as well as between marital and parent-child affection. According to fathers, however, the association between marital affection and father-child affection is moderated by marital conflict. Clinical implications of the associations between positive and negative dimensions of family interaction and of the links between marital and parent-child relations are discussed.

Avoidant Addresses in Japanese Families Reflect Family Conflicts

“…The results of Margolin et al were also confirmed in several other studies (e.g. Fauchier & Margolin, 2004;Forgatch, Patterson, Degarmo, & Beldavs, 2009;Patterson, 1982). These findings implied that the average of all relational conflicts in a family can represent family conflicts, because subscales of the average were consistent with each other and reliable across time (e.g.…”

“…The conflicts in families reportedly affected maladaptation of members of the family (e.g. Fauchier & Margolin, 2004;Forgatch et al, 2009;Patterson, 1982). Daily use of AAs might reflect and predict conflicts in Japanese families.…”

“…These findings implied that the average of all relational conflicts in a family can represent family conflicts, because subscales of the average were consistent with each other and reliable across time (e.g. Fauchier & Margolin, 2004;Forgatch et al, 2009;Patterson, 1982). Following these implications, I defined family conflicts as the average of all relational conflicts within a family.…”

Does Positivity Matter? The Impact of Interparental Interactions on Young Adult Conflict Management

“…(Carr and VanDeusen 2002;Ehrensaft et al 2003). The link between IPC and child outcomes also has been established by the mediating role of parent-child relationships (Fauchier and Margolin 2004). Several researchers have suggested that problems in the marital subsystem are linked to decreases in the quality of the parent-child relationship and, in turn, negatively affect child behavior (Grych and Fincham 1990).…”

“…Secondly, based on the work of Kaufman and Zigler (1987) and other related literature on protective factors (Grych and Fincham 2001), we were interested in the potential protective factor of IPP in moderating the relationship between IPC and young adult conflict management. Lastly, given the established association between parent-child relationships and child outcomes, we wanted to see whether parent-child relations may mediate the intergenerational link to conflict management (Fauchier and Margolin 2004).…”