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- Title
Family and legal indicators of child adjustment to divorce among families with young children.
- Authors
Pruett, Marsha Kline; Williams, Tamra Y; Insabella, Glendessa; Little, Todd D
- Abstract
This research used structural equation modeling to examine relations among family dynamics, attorney involvement, and the adjustment of young children (0-6 years) at the time of parental separation. The article presents baseline data (N = 102 nonresidential fathers and N = 110 primary caretaking mothers) from a larger longitudinal study. Results showed that the effects of parental conflict on child outcomes were mediated by paternal involvement, the parent-child relationship, and attorney involvement. A scale assessing parental gatekeeping yielded two significant factors: Spouse's Influence on Parenting and Positive View of Spouse. Paternal involvement was related to children's adaptive behavior, whereas negative changes in parent-child relationships predicted behavior problems. Mothers who experienced greater psychological symptomatology were less likely to utilize an attorney, which in turn predicted greater internalizing problems in their children.
- Publication
Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43), 2003, Vol 17, Issue 2, p169
- ISSN
0893-3200
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1037/0893-3200.17.2.169