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Adolescents' Cognitive and Emotional Responses to Marital Hostility

Early adolescents' (11-14 years) responses to marital hostility were examined in a sample of 416 families. The cognitive-contextual perspective and emotional security hypothesis guided the study and 9 adolescent responses were identified. Prospective associations were examined in several struct...

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Published in:Child development 2007-05, Vol.78 (3), p.775-789
Main Authors: Buehler, Cheryl, Lange, Garrett, Franck, Karen L.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Early adolescents' (11-14 years) responses to marital hostility were examined in a sample of 416 families. The cognitive-contextual perspective and emotional security hypothesis guided the study and 9 adolescent responses were identified. Prospective associations were examined in several structural equation models that included adolescent problems as outcomes. Self-blame and perceived threat uniquely mediated the association between Year 1 marital hostility and Year 3 adolescent externalizing problems (p
ISSN:0009-3920
1467-8624
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01032.x