NCJ Number
139784
Journal
Journal of Interpersonal Violence Volume: 7 Issue: 4 Dated: (December 1992) Pages: 435-453
Date Published
1992
Length
21 pages
Annotation
The relationships between multiple dimensions of interparental conflict and indicants of adjustment were investigated in 320 college-age offspring who completed several self-report measures: (1) Conflict Tactics Scale-Form A; (2) Schwarz Inter-Parental Conflict Scale; (3) Duration of Conflict Scale; (4) Beck Depression Inventory; (5) Buss-Durkee Hostility Inventory; (6) State Trait Anger Expressiveness Inventory; (7) a dating questionnaire; (8) the Self-Perception Profile for College Students; and (9) the Attitudes Toward Marriage Scale.
Abstract
Only one dimension, frequency of conflict, emerged as a significant predictor of the adjustment variables. Significant relationships were obtained between interparental conflict and outcomes for females but not for males. The study findings suggest that children, particularly females, in homes characterized by frequent and ongoing marital conflict may be at risk for the development of adjustment problems and support the importance of targeting these high-risk children. 6 tables and 51 references