EFFECTS OF FATHER AND MOTHER PARENTING ON CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH IN HIGH‐ AND LOW‐CONFLICT DIVORCES |
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Authors: | Irwin Sandler Jonathan Miles Jeffrey Cookston Sanford Braver |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology and Prevention Research Center for Families in Stress at Arizona State University;2. Searchlight Consulting LLC 3. in Alexandria, VA;4. San Francisco State University;5. Prevention Research Center at Arizona State University |
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Abstract: | This article studied the relations of children's mental health problems to the warmth of their relationship with their noncustodial father and custodial mother and the level of conflict between the parents. Using a sample of 182 divorcing families, multiple regression was used to test the independent effect of father warmth, mother warmth, and interparental conflict. Results indicated that father warmth and mother warmth were both independently related to lower child‐externalizing problems. However, the relations between mother and child warmth and child‐internalizing problems were different as a function of interparental conflict and level of warmth with the other parent. Implications for court practices and policies are discussed. |
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Keywords: | noncustodial fathers parenting child divorce adjustment interparental conflict |
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