This conceptual review summarizes two decades of research on conflict management
behaviors and their implications for family functioning. We review the accumulated research …

China has a high prevalence of child maltreatment and a culture accepting of harsh
parenting with no consensus regarding its adverse outcomes. The current study seeks to …

Marital conflict is common in many families. The effects of marital conflict may often spill over
to parent–child dyads and affect children's development via their parenting practices …

Coparenting conflict and triangulation after separation or divorce are associated with poorer
child adjustment when parenting gatekee** and conflict occur. Fewer studies reported …

Objective The goal of this study was to examine dual trajectories of supportive coparenting
and father involvement across the transition to parenthood into early childhood. Background …

Following from an adapted family stress model (FSM), we used two-wave, secondary data
from the Building Strong Families project, focusing on 4,424 primarily lower-income …

Executive functioning (EF) skills contribute positively to mental and physical health across
the lifespan. High-quality parenting is associated with better child EF. However, research …

Conflict and tension in the couple relationship transfers to the parent–child relationship,
amplifying the stress parents experience while parenting young children. Pinpointing …

Grounded in emotional security theory and a dualistic model of harmony, the present study
tested a moderated mediation model of disintegration avoidance, interparental conflict, and …

Empirical research examining the Spillover Hypothesis has largely substantiated that
interparental conflict comprised of hostility and anger has negative implications for parenting …