Patterns of marital conflict and children's emotions

An investigation of the effects of marital discord on children's emotions is reported. A sample of families ranging widely in marital satisfaction and having a 4- to 5-year-old child participated in several home and laboratory sessions involving marital and parent-child interaction. Synchronized observational and physiological indices were obtained from both spouses during a high-conflict marital discussion and from the child during parent-child interaction. The parent-child interaction consisted of a teaching task which had the potential for a great deal of fun as well as for the elicitation of negative affect. Marital interaction was coded using the Marital Interaction Coding System (MICS-III; Weiss & Summers, 1983). Parent-child interaction was coded using the Specific Affect Coding System (SPAFF; Gottman, 1986).

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Katz, Lynn Fainsilber

Contributors dc:contributor

• Parke, Ross D.

• Psychology, Psychobiology
• Psychology, Developmental
• Psychology, Clinical

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1990 Katz, Lynn Fainsilber

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9114231
(UMI)AAI9114231

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/21474