Publications [#272051] of Kenneth A. Dodge

Journal Articles

1. Yu, T; Pettit, GS; Lansford, JE; Dodge, KA; Bates, JE (2010). The Interactive Effects of Marital Conflict and Divorce on Parent-Adult Children's Relationships.. Journal of marriage and the family, 72(2), 282-292.
   (last updated on 2024/04/19)

   Abstract:
   This study examines main effect and interactive models of the relations between marital conflict, divorce, and parent-adult child relationships, and gender differences in these relations. Data were drawn from a longitudinal study of a community sample (N = 585). Parental marital conflict and divorce were measured from age 5 through age 17. Mother-child and father-child relationship quality at age 22 was assessed in terms of Closeness-Support and Conflict-Control. Results indicate that both marital conflict and divorce were associated with poorer quality of parent-adult child relationships. Divorce moderated the link between marital conflict and subsequent negativity in mother-child relationships, with the estimated effects being stronger in continuously married families than in divorced families, especially for women.