Parent Problem Checklist: measure of parent conflict.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of the present study was to validate the psychometric properties of the Parent Problem Checklist (PPC), and to examine the contribution of conflict specific to child-rearing to the prediction of child problems.


METHODS
The study examined the relationship between marital conflict, parenting conflict and emotional and behavioural problems in children aged 2-16 years, in evaluating the psychometric properties of the PPC in a sample of 200 parents.


RESULTS
Analysis of the PPC indicated good reliability and validity. Findings support the hypothesis that parenting conflict influences children's outcomes more than either general marital conflict or marital satisfaction.


CONCLUSIONS
There are a number of implications for clinical practice and understanding the role of parenting conflict in the development of child difficulty.
Morawska
Alina
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Parenting and Family Support Centre, School of Psychology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia. alina@psy.uq.edu.au
Thompson
Emma
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D000293:Adolescent; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D002668:Child Rearing; D002675:Child, Preschool; D054541:Family Conflict / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011793:Queensland; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires