Parent–Child Recurring Conflict: A Mediator between Parental Anger Management and Adolescent Behavior

Erin Donohue, Linda C. Halgunseth, Sarah M. Chilenski, Daniel F. Perkins

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Abstract

Guided by social learning theory, this longitudinal study examined whether parent–child recurring conflict mediated the association between parental anger management, an understudied antecedent to parent–child recurring conflict, and adolescent deviant and problem-solving behaviors in 415 rural families. Parental use of anger management in 6th grade was associated with less parent–child recurring conflict in 9th grade, which was associated with more adolescent problem-solving behavior in 11th grade. Family practitioners seeking to promote adolescent problem-solving behaviors may consider teaching families strategies for reducing parent–child recurring conflict and fostering parental anger management.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6-19
Number of pages14
JournalFamily and Consumer Sciences Research Journal
Volume51
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2022

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Cultural Studies
  • Sociology and Political Science

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