Interparental Conflict, Emotional Insecurity, and Parent–Adolescent Communication

Abstract

Destructive conflict within the marital relationship has been shown to negatively impact the family system. Exposure to destructive interparental conflict may be particularly detrimental to adolescent development. Destructive interparental conflict is associated with decreased quality of parent–adolescent communication. One potential explanatory mechanism for this relationship is adolescents’ emotional insecurity in the interparental relationship. Exposure to destructive interparental conflict may decrease adolescents’ sense of emotional security. Therefore, this study examined whether emotional insecurity security mediated the relationship between destructive interparental conflict and parent–adolescent communication, based on a longitudinal study on family communication ( N = 225). Path analysis revealed that the relationship between destructive interparental conflict and father–adolescent communication, as well as mother–adolescent communication, was mediated by emotional insecurity. The results provide insight into the consequences that destructive interparental conflict may have for aspects of the parent–adolescent relationship, as well as practical implications for the development of future intervention programs.

Dinamika Pola Komunikasi Orang Tua dan Anak: Sebuah Literatur Review Tersistematis

“…menghasilkan kesimpulan bahwa komunikasi antara orang tua dan anak pada masa remaja sangat penting dalam perkembangan emosi anak, terutama ketika konflik antar orang tua terjadi. Dampak dari konflik destruktif tersebut berpotensi besar mendeviasi emosi dan perilaku pada anak remaja mereka -khususnya ketika anak mengalami ketidaknyamanan emosional (Mills et al, 2020). Selain itu, penelitian lain menunjukkan bahwa secara parsial, kecemasan komunikasi mempengaruhi kepribadian anak sebesar 15% (Inikah, 2015).…”

Relación entre la tipología familiar y la comunicación en el autoconcepto de adolescentes de 15 a 17 años

“…Además, es importante mencionar que la comunicación es una variable importante en el desarrollo emocional y psíquico de los adolescentes (Mills et al, 2021;Kapetanovic y Skoog, 2021;Lackova Rebicova et al, 2020), cuya percepción es distinta dependiendo si son padres o hijos (Kapetanovic y Boson, 2022; Zhang et al, 2021), por lo que en esta investigación se optó por establecer la perspectiva que tenían los hijos adolescentes respecto a la comunicación familiar.…”

The Influence of Interparental Conflict and Violence on Parenting and Parent–Child Relationships

“…The IPC studies generally implement some form of emotional connection (or lack thereof) between a parent and a child, including different measures of parent–child attachment battery (e.g., Brock & Kochanska, 2016; de Silva et al, 2021; Grych et al, 2004), emotional quality of parent–child relationship (Gao & Cummings, 2019; Kouros et al, 2014), and parent–child conflict, particularly with older children (Bradford et al, 2008; El‐Sheikh & Elmore‐Staton, 2004; Sherrill et al, 2017; Skinner et al, 2021). Other specific aspects of parent–child relationship that have been investigated include communication quality (Mills et al, 2021), warmth (Skinner et al, 2021), and negative interactions, support, and behavioral control (Mastrotheodoros et al, 2019).…”

“…Additionally, children are less likely to view their parents as a source of emotional security (de Silva et al, 2021; El‐Sheikh & Elmore‐Staton, 2004), a finding replicated even among toddlers (Brock & Kochanska, 2016). Moreover, destructive IPC, including parental withdrawal behaviors, was related to less parental support and more negative interactions, with fathers showing greater levels of vulnerability (Harold et al, 2012; Mastrotheodoros et al, 2019; Mills et al, 2021). Importantly, however, as the relationship with the mother improved, father–adolescent negative interactions lessened and fathers became more supportive (Mastrotheodoros et al, 2019).…”