The Relationship Between Parental Anger and Behavior Problems in Children and Adolescents
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1999
Keywords
parental trait anger & symptomatology, emotional & behavioral problems, 2–18 yr olds & their parents
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1037/0893-3200.13.2.209
Abstract
Two studies examined the relationship between parental trait anger, parental symptomatology, and children's and adolescents' emotional/behavioral problems. Results of Study 1 suggested that parental trait anger did not serve as a mediator between parental symptoms and children's emotional/behavioral problems. Study 2, however, suggested that parental trait anger did serve as a mediator between parental depression and adolescents' emotional/behavioral problems. For internalizing behaviors, inward anger expression and trait anger were mediators in father–son dyads, and outward anger expression was a mediator in mother–daughter dyads. For externalizing behavior, inward anger expression was a mediator in father–son dyads, and outward anger expression was a mediator in mother–son dyads. These results suggest the importance of examining parental dispositions toward anger in relation to the psychological symptoms family members may experience.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Family Psychology, v. 13, issue 2, p. 209-227
Scholar Commons Citation
Renk, Kimberly; Phares, Vicky; and Epps, James, "The Relationship Between Parental Anger and Behavior Problems in Children and Adolescents" (1999). Psychology Faculty Publications. 978.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/978
