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Marital conflict and child adjustment: An emotional security hypothesis.

Davies, Patrick T., Cummings, E. Mark·1994·Psychological Bulletin
DOI 10.1037/0033-2909.116.3.387
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An emotional security hypothesis that builds on attachment theory is proposed to account for recent empirical findings on the impact of marital conflict on children and to provide directions for future research. Children's concerns about emotional security play a role in their regulation of emotional arousal and organization and in their motivation to respond in the face of marital conflict. Over time these response processes and internalized representations of parental relations that develop have implications for children's long-term adjustment. Emotional security is seen as a product of past experiences with marital conflict and as a primary influence on future responding. The impact and interaction of other experiential histories within the family that affect children's emotional security are also examined, with a focus on parent-child relations.

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Authors
Davies, P. T., & Cummings, E. M.
Affiliations
West Virginia University (US)
ORCID
Venue
Psychological Bulletin
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
1994
Volume
116
Issue
3
Pages
387-411
ISSN
  • 0033-2909 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1455
DOI
10.1037/0033-2909.116.3.387
OpenAlex
W1996010876
Cited by
1,866
References
225
Citations by year
2026: 68 · 2025: 74 · 2024: 71 · 2023: 44 · 2022: 70 · 2021: 66 · 2020: 90 · 2019: 87 · 2018: 71 · 2017: 89 · 2016: 70 · 2015: 84 · 2014: 84 · 2013: 70 · 2012: 65
FWCI
36.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychological Bulletin (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
Keywords
marital conflict, child adjustment, emotional safety, attachment theory, emotion regulation, emotional arousal, parental relationships, parent-child relationship, family experiences
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Age Factors, Child, Psychology, Child, Child, Preschool, Conflict, Psychological, Emotions, Family, Humans, Infant, Marriage, Parent-Child Relations, Sex Factors, Social Adjustment

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