title: A longitudinal analysis of parenting practices, couple satisfaction, and child behavior problems.
abstract: This longitudinal study examined the relationship between couple relationship satisfaction, parenting practices, parent depression, and child problem behaviors. The study participants (n = 148) were part of a larger experimental study that examined the effectiveness of a brief family-centered intervention, the Family Check-Up model. Regression analysis results indicated that our proposed model accounted for 38% of the variance in child problem behavior at Time 2, with child problem behavior and couple relationship satisfaction at child age 2 years each accounting for a significant portion of the variance in child problem behavior at age 3. Couple relationship satisfaction directly predicted child behavior problems over time. Clinical and research implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-525, USA. linville@uoregon.edu
authors.forename: Deanna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Linville
authors.forename: Krista
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chronister
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dishion
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Todahl
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.forename: Melvin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D015995:Prevalence