title: Affection and conflict in marital and parent-child relationships.
abstract: In this study, we examined affection and conflict in marital and parent-child relationships, as reported by mothers, fathers, and 9- and 10-year-old children in a community sample of 87 families. Affection and conflict were inversely related within relationships, with mixed findings across relationships. Most reports showed an association between marital and parent-child conflict as well as between marital and parent-child affection. According to fathers, however, the association between marital affection and father-child affection is moderated by marital conflict. Clinical implications of the associations between positive and negative dimensions of family interaction and of the links between marital and parent-child relations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, SGM 501, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1061, USA. fauchier@usc.edu
authors.forename: Angèle
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fauchier
authors.forename: Gayla
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Margolin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002140:California; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D004644:Emotions; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008388:Marital Therapy / Q000592:standards; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012107:Research Design