Parental Conflicts and Posttraumatic Stress of Children in High-Conflict Divorce Families.

ABSTRACT: Parental conflicts consistently predict negative outcomes for children. Research suggests that children from high-conflict divorces (HCD) may also experience post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), yet little is known about the association between parental conflicts in HCD families and child PTSS. We investigated this association, hypothesizing that parental conflicts would predict child PTSS. We also tested the moderating role of interparental contact frequency, hypothesizing that frequent contact would intensify the association between parental conflicts and child PTSS. This study was part of an observational study on the outcomes of No Kids in the Middle (NKM), a multi-family group intervention for HCD families. A total of 107 children from 68 families participated in the study with at l

SUBMITTER: Lange AMC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9360253 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature