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Profiling families in conflict: Multigenerational continuity in conflict predicts deleterious adolescent and adult outcomes.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Rothenberg, WA; Solis, JM; Hussong, AM; Chassin, L
Published in: Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43)
August 2017

The present study investigated the associations between multigenerational continuity in family conflict and current psychopathology symptoms and social impairment experienced by parents and adolescents. We sampled 246 families from a multigenerational, high-risk, longitudinal study of parents (G1s) and their children (G2s), followed from adolescence (Mage = 14.3 years, 57% female, 71% Caucasian, 26% Hispanic or Latino) to adulthood as well as the children of G2 targets (G3s; Mage = 12.1 years, 47% female, 51% Caucasian, 33% Hispanic or Latino). Family conflict was measured by composite latent variables incorporating mother, father, and adolescent reports in G1-G2 families and incorporating G2 target, G2 target's spouse, and G3 adolescent report in G2-G3 families. Indicators of G2 and G3 impairment including psychopathology symptoms (e.g., internalizing, externalizing, and substance use symptoms) and social role impairment (e.g., marital satisfaction, parenting behavior) were predicted from G1-G2 family conflict, G2-G3 family conflict, and the interaction between G1-G2 and G2-G3 family conflict. Results indicate that G1-G2 family conflict uniquely predicted indicators of G2 and G3 psychopathology, as well as G2 social impairment, even after controlling for more temporally proximal G2-G3 family conflict. Results further indicate that for G2 externalizing, internalizing, and marital functioning outcomes, high G2-G3 family conflict was associated with highest G2 impairment when G1-G2 family conflict was also high. It appears that for many G2 outcomes the interactive effects of multigenerational conflict are associated with greater risk for impairment. (PsycINFO Database Record

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Published In

Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43)

DOI

EISSN

1939-1293

ISSN

0893-3200

Publication Date

August 2017

Volume

31

Issue

5

Start / End Page

616 / 628

Related Subject Headings

  • Spouses
  • Parents
  • Parenting
  • Mental Disorders
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Family Studies
  • Family Conflict
 

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Rothenberg, W. A., Solis, J. M., Hussong, A. M., & Chassin, L. (2017). Profiling families in conflict: Multigenerational continuity in conflict predicts deleterious adolescent and adult outcomes. Journal of Family Psychology : JFP : Journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43), 31(5), 616–628. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000319
Rothenberg, W Andrew, Jessica M. Solis, Andrea M. Hussong, and Laurie Chassin. “Profiling families in conflict: Multigenerational continuity in conflict predicts deleterious adolescent and adult outcomes.Journal of Family Psychology : JFP : Journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) 31, no. 5 (August 2017): 616–28. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000319.
Rothenberg WA, Solis JM, Hussong AM, Chassin L. Profiling families in conflict: Multigenerational continuity in conflict predicts deleterious adolescent and adult outcomes. Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43). 2017 Aug;31(5):616–28.
Rothenberg, W. Andrew, et al. “Profiling families in conflict: Multigenerational continuity in conflict predicts deleterious adolescent and adult outcomes.Journal of Family Psychology : JFP : Journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43), vol. 31, no. 5, Aug. 2017, pp. 616–28. Epmc, doi:10.1037/fam0000319.
Rothenberg WA, Solis JM, Hussong AM, Chassin L. Profiling families in conflict: Multigenerational continuity in conflict predicts deleterious adolescent and adult outcomes. Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43). 2017 Aug;31(5):616–628.

Published In

Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43)

DOI

EISSN

1939-1293

ISSN

0893-3200

Publication Date

August 2017

Volume

31

Issue

5

Start / End Page

616 / 628

Related Subject Headings

  • Spouses
  • Parents
  • Parenting
  • Mental Disorders
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Family Studies
  • Family Conflict