Interparental Conflict and Child Development: Does Gender Moderate the Effects of Marital Conflict on Children?

By Patrick T. Davies, L. L. Lindsay. 2001

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Marital conflict, child emotional security about family relationships and child adjustment (2004, background): “Gender, however, has been shown to be an important factor in accounting for children’s responses to conflict (Davies & Lindsay, 2001; Laumakis, Margolin & John, 1998).”
Interparental Hostility and Early Adolescent Problem Behavior (2008, background): “Within the literature on interparental hostility and children’s maladjustment, there is increasing interest in the role of children’s gender (Davies & Lindsay, 2001).”
Enduring Conflict in Parental Separation: Pathways of Impact on Child Development (2003, background): “• disturbed patterns of emotional arousal and affect regulation, particularly in violent conflict (Jouriles, Bourg, & Farris, 1991; Lieberman &Van Horn, 1998); • increased physiological arousal in response to conflict (De Bellis, 2001; McLoyd et al., 2001); • heightened aggression, impulsivity, anxi”
Making sense of family violence: Implications of children's appraisals of interparental aggression for their short- and long-term functioning. (2007, unknown): “Some studies also have found gender differences in children’s appraisals of conflict, with girls appearing to be more sensitive to the expression of discord and its potential implications for family relationships (see Davies & Lindsey, 2001).”