A Within-Family Examination of Interparental Conflict, Cognitive Appraisals, and Adolescent Mood and Well-Being

Gregory M. Fosco; David M. Lydon-Staley

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A Within-Family Examination of Interparental Conflict, Cognitive Appraisals, and Adolescent Mood and Well-Being

Gregory M. Fosco, David M. Lydon-Staley

Human Development and Family Studies

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Interparental conflict (IPC) is a well-established risk factor across child and adolescent development. This study disentangled situational (within-family) and global (between-family) appraisal processes to better map hypothesized processes to adolescents’ experiences in the family. This 21-day daily dairy study sampled 151 caregivers and their adolescents (61.5% female). Using multilevel mediation analyses indicated that, on days when IPC was elevated, adolescents experienced more threat and self-blame. In turn, when adolescents experienced more threat appraisals, they experienced diminished positive well-being; whereas days when adolescents felt more self-blame, they experienced increased negative mood and diminished positive well-being. Statistically significant indirect effects were found for threat as a mediator of IPC and positive outcomes. Daily blame appraisals mediated IPC and adolescent angry mood.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e421-e436
Journal	Child development
Volume	90
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12997
State	Published - Jul 1 2019

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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