Longitudinal associations between mother-child conflict and child internalizing problems in mid-childhood.

ABSTRACT: Several aspects of mother-child relationships are associated with children's internalizing problems. We examined longitudinal associations between mother-child conflict and children's internalizing problems in middle childhood. Specifically, we examined whether conflict and children's internalizing problems predict each other longitudinally in a sample of children from 3rd through 6th grade (N = 1,364) and their mothers using a cross-lagged panel model with random intercepts. In line with expectations, we found stable between-family differences in both mother-child conflict and children's internalizing problems. Contrary to expectations, we did not find that mother-child conflict and children's internalizing problems showed significant cross-lagged associations. However, mother-child confl

SUBMITTER: Lougheed JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7956063 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature