Psychology – Child Emotions The Link between Inter-Parental Conflict and Health Emotional Development of Children

Amir, Haimove

doi:10.15406/jpcpy.2017.07.00431

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“…Numerous studies have reported the extent to which family conflict is associated with negative outcomes, particularly among children and adolescents, including poor emotional development (Amir, 2017; Borst, 2015), greater physical symptomatology (Chen, Brody, & Miller, 2017), psychological distress (Constantine & Flores, 2006), problem behaviors (Cummings, Koss, & Davies, 2015), obesity (Frontini, Canavarro, & Moreira, 2018), chronic pain (Voerman, et al, 2015), substance abuse (Cano, et al, 2018; Foxcroft & Lowe, 1995), anxiety disorders (Priest & Denton, 2012), post‐traumatic stress disorder (Norris & Uhl, 1993) (North & Pfefferbaum, 2013), and depression (Cummings, Koss, & Davies, 2015; Essau, 2004). In general, children and adolescents exposed to increased family conflict carry a disproportionate burden of chronic disease into adulthood and report poorer health status and quality of life (Borst, 2015; Chen, Brody, & Miller, 2017; Driscoll, et al, 2015; Repetti, Taylor, & Seeman, 2002; Shonkoff, Boyce, & McEwen, 2009).…”

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Developing a Measure of the Impact of COVID‐19 Social Distancing on Household Conflict and Cohesion

2020

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This report introduces the COVID‐19 Family Environment Scale (CHES), which aims to measure the impact of social distancing due to COVID‐19 on household conflict and cohesion. Existing measures do not capture household experiences relevant to the pandemic, in which families are largely confined to their homes while sharing a life‐threatening situation. Using best practice guidelines, we developed a pool of items and revised them with review by a panel of experts, and cognitive interviewing with community respondents. We administered the CHES by online survey to 3,965 adults. The CHES consists of 15 items for each of two subscales, household conflict (α = .847) and household cohesion (α = .887). Exploratory factor analysis yielded two factors, corresponding to the intended conflict and cohesion items, which accounted for 29% of variance. Confirmatory factor analysis partially supported the 2‐factor model (RMSEA = .057; CFI = .729, TLI = .708, and SRMR = .098). The CHES also contains 25 optional items to describe respondent and household characteristics, and household‐level COVID‐19 exposure. The CHES, publicly available at https://elcentro.sonhs.miami.edu/research/measures-library/covid-19/index.html, provides a tool for measuring the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on important determinants of resilience in the face of major stressful events. Further work is needed to address the factor structure and establish validity of the CHES.

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Developing a Measure of the Impact of COVID‐19 Social Distancing on Household Conflict and Cohesion

2020

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“…Thus, defying familial norms can lead to stress and sometimes ostracization (Mannheimer and Hill, 2014 ). Parents hold a very important place in the life of an individual and conflict between them can be a source of enormous stress among children and could lead to the development of various mental health issues among their children (Khattak et al, 2006 ; Aamir et al, 2009 ; Amir, 2017 ; Behere et al, 2017 ; Roizblatt et al, 2018 ). Moreover, it was found (Nasim, 2020 ) that chronically stressful situation such as parental discord is the major cause of FNSD.…”

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Family Conflicts Are Bitter Splits That Hurt: A Qualitative Inquiry Toward Understanding the Impact of Family Issues in Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder

2021

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Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder (FNSD) or Conversion Disorder, is a fairly common diagnosis among mental health patients in Pakistan. Despite its prevalence there's a dearth of research on the phenomenon, particularly on the experience of FNSD. The study was conducted with the aim to ascertain the lived experiences of individuals with Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder (FNSD) around stressful situations in their families in Pakistan. For this purpose, a total sample of 10 participants (Women = 8; Men = 2) were recruited from the psychiatry department of a tertiary care hospital in Lahore, Pakistan. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and analyzed through Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). The two main themes revealed in the analyses were quarrels and unexpressed emotions. The sub-themes of quarrels included quarrels with family members, quarrels within family, parental/marital discord, and quarrels with extended family members. The subthemes for unexpressed emotions were hurt, anger, sadness, and jealousy. In conclusion, this study revealed that in Pakistan, stressors related to family serve as significant contributing factors in the development of FNSD.

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“…Family conflict is defined as active opposition between family members that can take a variety of forms, namely verbal, physical, and psychological (Marta & Alfieri, 2014). It is well established in the literature that family conflict is associated with negative outcomes, especially among children, including poor emotional development, such as more negative emotional reactions and decreased emotional security (Barthassat, 2014; Jiménez‐Picón et al, 2021), problem behaviors, such as more aggressiveness and less effective problem‐solving strategies (Amir, 2017; Barthassat, 2014; Cummings et al, 2015), depression (Cummings et al, 2015), and lower levels of psychological well‐being (Uruk et al, 2007).…”

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Cohesion and conflict for mothers during the pandemic: Results of the Portuguese version of the COVID‐19 Household Environment Scale

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic is a worldwide event that has caused significant changes in the daily lives of individuals and families. The combined effect of the pandemic and the stress associated with major life cycle changes, such as the transition to parenthood, is yet to be understood. The aim of the current study was to validate the Portuguese version of the recently developed COVID‐19 Household Environment Scale (CHES) and examine its psychometric properties in a sample of mothers who had given birth during the pandemic. The CHES is a self‐report measure assessing the consequences of the COVID‐19 pandemic in household cohesion and conflict and includes two sections. Section 1 contains 25 descriptive items pertaining to sociodemographic and household characteristics and COVID‐19 stressors. Section 2 encompasses household cohesion and conflict, assessing any change in household experiences and activities following the onset of social distancing. The participants consisted of 342 mothers, aged between 19 and 50 years (M = 31.43; SD = 4.38). A confirmatory factor analysis supported the original CHES bifactor structure of household cohesion and conflict, which obtained an acceptable fit (CFI = 0.900, RMSEA = 0.065). Correlations between household cohesion and conflict and family cohesion and dyadic coping contributed to developing the construct validity of this scale. Furthermore, both CHES subscales demonstrated very good internal consistency. Further research is warranted to assess the CHES in other cultural contexts. This is a useful tool to assess change in family households due to the unprecedented adverse pandemic experience.

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Psychology – Child Emotions The Link between Inter-Parental Conflict and Health Emotional Development of Children

Cited by 6 publications

References 12 publications

Developing a Measure of the Impact of COVID‐19 Social Distancing on Household Conflict and Cohesion

Developing a Measure of the Impact of COVID‐19 Social Distancing on Household Conflict and Cohesion

Family Conflicts Are Bitter Splits That Hurt: A Qualitative Inquiry Toward Understanding the Impact of Family Issues in Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder

Cohesion and conflict for mothers during the pandemic: Results of the Portuguese version of the COVID‐19 Household Environment Scale

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