abstract: This study examined the mediating role of children's self-reported appraisals in the relation between interparental conflict intensity and child adjustment. Both parent-reported and child-reported conflict intensity were used as predictor variables. Findings suggested that children's total appraisals mediated the relationship between child-reported conflict intensity and all four outcome variables (conduct disorder, depression, anxiety, and total adjustment). Additionally, children's appraisals of negative evaluation by others mediated the relationship between child-reported conflict intensity and depression, and both rejection and negative evaluation by others mediated the relationship between child-reported conflict intensity and anxiety. Only one mediational relationship was established when assessing conflict intensity through parent report, with children's appraisals of harm to others mediating the relationship between parent-reported conflict intensity and anxiety. Findings from this study outline the importance of assessing conflict and appraisals from the child's perspective as results indicated a higher level of mediating effects of child appraisals in the relation between conflict and child outcomes when assessing conflict from the child's perspective. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ph.D. Educational Psychology 2014
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:24851 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Contributors | Beard, Rachelle Claire (Author), Miller, Paul A (Advisor), Caterino, Linda C (Advisor), Nakagawa, Kathryn (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Source Sets | Arizona State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Doctoral Dissertation |
| Format | 156 pages |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved |
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