Parental Conflict

Parental Conflict is a psychosocial risk construct within the study of childhood development that denotes interparental discord characterized by hostile, aggressive, or antagonistic interactions between parents, which differentially undermines child emotional security and cognitive regulation compared to other family stressors.

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Publications per year

2017–2026

318

Variants

Interparental Conflict

Authors

3.7K

  1. EM
    E. Mark Cummings

    University of Notre Dame, United States

    73 publications · 7.3K citations

    46

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  2. PT
    Patrick T. Davies

    University of Rochester, United States

    52 publications · 5K citations

    38

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  3. RF
    Rex Forehand

    University of Georgia, United States

    26 publications · 2K citations

    21

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  4. JG
    Judith G. Smetana

    University of Rochester, United States

    19 publications · 3.2K citations

    18

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  5. ML
    Melissa L. Sturge‐Apple

    University of Rochester, United States

    20 publications · 1.6K citations

    18

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Venues

  1. Journal of Family Psychology

    JFP · 124 publications · 11.2K citations

    64

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  2. Child Development

    56 publications · 13.8K citations

    44

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  3. Developmental Psychology

    58 publications · 6.3K citations

    42

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  4. Journal of Marriage and the Family

    48 publications · 5.5K citations

    39

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  5. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

    JACP · 39 publications · 4.3K citations

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