We examined the joint role of constructive and destructive interparental conflict in predicting children’s emotional insecurity and psychological problems. In Study 1, 250 early adolescents (M = 12.6 years) and their primary caregivers completed assessments of family and child functioning. In Study 2, 201 mothers and their two-year old children participated in a multi-method, longitudinal desig...

between marital functioning and a wide range of child adjustment problems (Buehler et al., 1997; Emery, 1982, 1989, 1999; Grych & Fincham, 1990, 2001); however, the pathways that give rise to these associations are not clear. Several marital discord theories, including the cognitive-contextual model (Grych, 1998; Grych & Fincham, 1990, 1993; Grych, Fincham, Jouriles, & McDonald, 2000; Grych, Ha...