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This study examined the mediating role of children's self-reported appraisals in the relation between interparental conflict intensity and child adjustment. Both parent-reported and child-reported conflict intensity were used as predictor variables. Findings suggested that children's total appraisals mediated the relationship between child-reported conflict intensity and all four outcome variables (conduct disorder, depression, anxiety, and total adjustment). Additionally, children's appraisals of negative evaluation by others mediated the relationship between child-reported conflict intensity and depression, and both rejection and negative evaluation by others mediated the relationship between child-reported conflict intensity and anxiety. Only one mediational relationship was established when assessing conflict intensity through parent report, with children's appraisals of harm to others mediating the relationship between parent-reported conflict intensity and anxiety. Findings from this study outline the importance of assessing conflict and appraisals from the child's perspective as results indicated a higher level of mediating effects of child appraisals in the relation between conflict and child outcomes when assessing conflict from the child's perspective.
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- Children's appraisals as a mediating factor in the relation between interparental conflict and child adjustment
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- Beard, Rachelle (Author)
- Miller, Paul A. (Thesis advisor)
- Caterino, Linda C (Thesis advisor)
- Nakagawa, Kathryn (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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2014
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thesisPartial requirement for: Ph. D., Arizona State University, 2014
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bibliographyIncludes bibliographical references (p. 116-132)
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Field of study: Educational psychology
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by Rachelle Beard