Examining parental denigration behaviors of co-parents as reported by young adults and their association with parent-child closeness. Rowen, J. & Emery, R. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 3(3):165–177, USA, 2014. abstract bibtex Over the past 30 years, number researchers have documented that interparental conflict predicts (predicts) adjustment difficulties among children from divorced and married families, as well as strained parent–child relationships. The conflict literature, reports of “parental alienation” behaviors, and clinical experience make it clear that some parents make disparaging comments about their coparent in front of their children. Very little empirical research has been conducted on the actual behaviors involved in what we term “parental denigration.” Basic information is needed on how often denigration occurs, whether it is practiced by only one parent or both parents, and whether denigration adversely affects parent–child relationships. In the present study, 648 undergraduates completed a new, internally consistent measure of denigration as well as questionnaires about parent–child relationships. Results indicate that denigration (a) occurs infrequently but more often in divorced families, (b) is almost always practiced by both parents, and (c) is associated with less close parent–child relationships, especially with the denigrator parent. These initial findings underscore the need for more research on a construct that is studied rarely but frequently raised in custody proceedings and seen often in clinical work. This information will help bring awareness of these behaviors to courts, parents, and mental health professionals to best protect children from adverse psychological effects and help families function better in the midst of conflict.
@article{Rowen2014Examining,
author = {Rowen, J. and Emery, R.},
title = {Examining parental denigration behaviors of co-parents as reported by young adults and their association with parent-child closeness.},
journal = {Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice},
address = {USA},
year = {2014},
volume = {3},
number = {3},
pages = {165--177},
abstract = {Over the past 30 years, number researchers have documented that interparental conflict predicts (predicts) adjustment difficulties among children from divorced and married families, as well as strained parent–child relationships. The conflict literature, reports of “parental alienation” behaviors, and clinical experience make it clear that some parents make disparaging comments about their coparent in front of their children. Very little empirical research has been conducted on the actual behaviors involved in what we term “parental denigration.” Basic information is needed on how often denigration occurs, whether it is practiced by only one parent or both parents, and whether denigration adversely affects parent–child relationships. In the present study, 648 undergraduates completed a new, internally consistent measure of denigration as well as questionnaires about parent–child relationships. Results indicate that denigration (a) occurs infrequently but more often in divorced families, (b) is almost always practiced by both parents, and (c) is associated with less close parent–child relationships, especially with the denigrator parent. These initial findings underscore the need for more research on a construct that is studied rarely but frequently raised in custody proceedings and seen often in clinical work. This information will help bring awareness of these behaviors to courts, parents, and mental health professionals to best protect children from adverse psychological effects and help families function better in the midst of conflict.},
keywords = {parental alienation; Critics; Quantitative Research},
language = {English}
}
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