| Literature DB >> 11033927 |
D G Unger1, M B Brown, P A Tressell, L E McLeod.
Abstract
Family functioning was investigated as a mediator between interparental conflict and adolescent depressed mood among adolescents living in two-parent and divorced families. Data were collected three times, with one year intervals. At the initial interview, adolescents were, on the average, 15.5 years old. Two types of interparental conflict were assessed: interparental conflict involving arguments about the adolescent, and arguments focused on the parents' behaviors. The results confirmed that family functioning mediated the effects of parent issue/interparental conflict, but not adolescent issue/interparental conflict. This was most evident for girls than boys. Implications of the findings for research and practice are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 11033927 DOI: 10.1023/a:1001922004459
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Child Psychiatry Hum Dev ISSN: 0009-398X