Children's Attributions in the Family: The Children's Relationship Attribution Measure

This study assessed children's attributions in parent-child relationships, examined their association with relationship positivity and behavior displayed toward the parent, determined whether depressive symptoms account for these associations, and investigated whether parent and child attributi...

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Published in:Journal of family psychology 1998-12, Vol.12 (4), p.481-493
Main Authors: Fincham, Frank D, Beach, Steven R. H, Arias, Ileana, Brody, Gene H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude Measures
Attribution
Attributions
Biological and medical sciences
Child Attitudes
Children
Children & youth
Conflict
Depression
Depression (Emotion)
Families & family life
Family environment. Family history
Father Child Relations
Female
Human
Male
Medical sciences
Mother Child Relations
Parent-Child relationships
Parental Attitudes
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Self-Report
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Symptoms
Test Construction
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Summary:This study assessed children's attributions in parent-child relationships, examined their association with relationship positivity and behavior displayed toward the parent, determined whether depressive symptoms account for these associations, and investigated whether parent and child attributions are linked. Ten- to 12-year-old children (116 girls, 116 boys) completed several questionnaires and were observed during parent-child interactions. Children's attributions for parent behavior were related to positivity of the parent-child relationship and to self- and parent-reported conflict and observed behavior with the father. These associations were not due to children's depressive symptoms but potentially augment our understanding of the effect of depression on parent-child relationships. Finally, gender moderated the parent attribution-child attribution association. The results underscore the importance of children's perceptions of family processes.
ISSN:0893-3200
1939-1293
DOI:10.1037/0893-3200.12.4.481