Marital Conflict and Children's Emotions
The Development of an Anger Organization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2282142 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer M Jenkins (0000-0002-9192-6575, University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 723-736 |
| Publication date | 2000-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Marriage and the Family (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-2445 • E-ISSN: 1741-3737 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2000.00723.x |
| OpenAlex | W2098140768 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 30 |
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between anger-based marital conflict and the development of an anger organization in children between the ages of 4 and 8 years old. Anger organization was defined as an adversarial approach to relationships demonstrated through (a) short-term anger expressions during social interaction and (b) aggression in relationships. Seventy-one children from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, their mothers, and their teachers participated in the study. Mothers completed questionnaires on anger-based marital conflict and on children's aggression. Sociometric ratings of anger and aggression were obtained from peers. Teachers supplied reports of children's aggression. Children's short-term emotional expression and the circumstances that elicited emotions were observed during peer interaction. Anger-based marital conflict was found to be strongly associated with peer, maternal, and teacher reports of aggression, but not with reports of internalizing symptomatology. Anger-based marital conflict was also associated with short-term anger expressions, but not with short-term expressions of sadness. I argue that children develop an emotional organization in which anger predominates when they are exposed to high levels of anger-based marital conflict
Aggression · Anger · Developmental psychology · Poison control · Sadness · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Gender differences in emotion expression in children
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Exposure to domestic violence
Effects of marital conflict on children
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Relations between childhood emotional insecurity, self‐esteem, and adulthood marital conflict in South Korea
Gender Differences in the Relationships between Parental Marital Conflict, Differentiation from the Family of Origin, and Children’s Marital Stability
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Shared Risk Factors for the Perpetration of Physical Dating Violence, Bullying, and Sexual Harassment Among Adolescents Exposed to Domestic Violence
Predicting Change in Adolescent Adjustment From Change in Marital Problems
The legacy of parents' marital discord
Conflicts over the division of domestic work
Emotions in marital conflict interactions
The Well-Being of Children Living With Interethnic Parents
Conflict Intensity, Family History, and Physiological Stress Reactions to Conflict Within Romantic Relationships
Anger and Aggression
From appraisal to emotion
Emotional/Behavioral Problems in Clinic and Nonclinic Children
The roles of conflict engagement, escalation, and avoidance in marital interaction
Long-term follow-up of early detected vulnerable children.
Predicting early adolescent disorder from childhood aggression and peer rejection.
Towards a Cognitive Theory of Emotions
Developing Theories of Intention
Spillover effects of marital conflict
Stability of aggressive reaction patterns in males
The 1981 socioeconomic index for occupations in Canada
The kiddie-infant descriptive instrument for emotional states (Kidies)
A reliable sociometric measure for preschool children
Patterns of marital conflict predict children's internalizing and externalizing behaviors
Children's emotions as organizers of their reactions to interadult anger
Child and parent effects in boys' conduct disorder
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The Role of Family Emotional Expressiveness in the Development of Children's Social Competence
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| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,88 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2023 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |