The main purpose of the present study was to examine the role of interparental positivity as an independent aspect of relationships and as a conflict management tactic in explaining the association between interparental conflict and negative conflict management of young adults. Based on social cognitive theory, it was hypothesized that exposure to interparental positivity would impact conflict management of young adults beyond the impact of exposure to interparental conflict. The findings partially supported social cognitive theory and suggested that there was a significant association between interparental conflict and conflict management of young adults. However, interparental positivity did not make an additional contribution to conflict management of young adults beyond that of interparental conflict. In addition, interparental positivity did not have a moderating affect on the intergenerational transmission of conflict behaviors. Lastly, although interparental conflict and parent-child relations were closely related, parent-child relations did not mediate the link between interparental relations and conflict management of young adults. Important contributions of the current study include a better theoretical understanding of positivity in relationships and evidence for the intergenerational transmission of positive and negative conflict management tactics. Implications for researchers, clinicians, and educators are presented. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Family and Child Sciences in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Degree Awarded: Summer Semester, 2008. / Date of Defense: May 12, 2008. / Interparental Conflict, Intergenerational Transmission Of Conflict, Conflict Management, Dating, Young Adults / Includes bibliographical references. / Thomas Cornille, Professor Directing Dissertation; Ming Cui, Professor Co-Directing Dissertation; Karen Randolph, Outside Committee Member; Lenore McWey, Committee Member; B. Kay Pasley, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_168946 |
| Contributors | Delevi, Rakel (authoraut), Cornille, Thomas (professor directing dissertation), Cui, Ming (professor co-directing dissertation), Randolph, Karen (outside committee member), McWey, Lenore (committee member), Pasley, B. Kay (committee member), Department of Family and Child Sciences (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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