Investigator: Dr. Mari Clements
Dr. Clements' research team |
Research Team: Amanda Cassil, Becky De Waay, Kelly Goehring, Terry Hong, Lisa Liu, Lydia Mariam, Rebeca Marin, Jessica Plumley, Niveen Soliman, Martha Wang, and Matthew Williams
Project Summary
This project examines the effect of marital conflict on individual and parent-child functioning in intact families with four-year-old children. Of particular interest are (1) the relations between parental marital conflict and children’s emerging self-regulation of emotion and behavior and (2) gender differences in parenting in the presence of marital conflict. Results have generally supported links between marital conflict and children’s dysregulation of behavior and emotion. Further, support has been found for mediated models of fathering in which marital conflict appears to negatively impact fathers’ perceptions of their own parenting and of their relationship with their children. These more negative evaluations of the father-child relationship, in turn, are related to observed father-child interactions.
Publications
Allen, E. S., Kline Rhoades, G., Stanley, S. M., Markman, H. J., Williams, T., Melton, J. and Clements, M. L. (2008). Premarital precursors of marital infidelity. Family Process, 47(2), 243-259. Click here for article (PDF).
Baucom, B., Eldridge, K., Jones, J., Sevier, M., Clements, M. L., Markman, H. J., et al. (2007). Relative contributions of relationship distress and depression to communication patterns in couples. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 26(6). 689-707. Click here for article (PDF).
Clements, M. L., Stanley, S., and Markman, H. J. (2004). Before they said “I Do”: Discriminating among marital outcomes over 13 years. Journal of Marriage and Family 66, 613-626. Click here for article (PDF).
Martin, S.E., and Clements, M. L. (2002). Young children’s responding to interparental conflict: Associations with marital aggressions and child adjustment. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 11(2), 231-244. Click here for article (PDF).
Stanley, S. M., Whitton, S. W., Low Sadberry, S., Clements, M. L., and Markman, H. J. (2006). Sacrifice as a predictor of marital outcomes. Family Process, 45(3), 289-303. Click here for article. |
