TY - JOUR
T1 - Relations Among Father's Presence, Family Conflict, and Adolescent Adjustment in Northern Ireland
AU - Luningham, Justin M.
AU - Merrilees, Christine E.
AU - Taylor, Laura K.
AU - Goeke-Morey, Marcie
AU - Shirlow, Peter
AU - Wentz, Bethany
AU - Cummings, E. Mark
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by grants from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01 HD046933) and the Office of First Minister & Deputy First Minister, Government of Northern Ireland (ID#2110018224) to E. Mark Cummings. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Funding Information:
This research was supported by grants from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01 HD046933) and the Office of First Minister & Deputy First Minister, Government of Northern Ireland (ID#2110018224) to E. Mark Cummings. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Society for Research in Child Development
PY - 2021/5/1
Y1 - 2021/5/1
N2 - Burgeoning evidence identifies the influence of fathers and, relatedly, fathers in the family context (e.g., family conflict), on adolescent adjustment. However, little is known about the significance of fathers’ presence in contexts of environmental risk. In a unique social–political context of economic and sociopolitical adversity, this study examined relations between adolescent adjustment, fathers’ presence, and family conflict in families in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Based on responses from 999 adolescents (M = 12.18 years; SD = 1.82) and their mothers, participating from 2006 to 2012, fathers’ presence was linked with reduced internalizing symptoms, and family conflict was related to both internalizing and externalizing problems. The discussion considers the implications for understanding family dynamics related to adolescent adjustment in contexts of environmental adversity.
AB - Burgeoning evidence identifies the influence of fathers and, relatedly, fathers in the family context (e.g., family conflict), on adolescent adjustment. However, little is known about the significance of fathers’ presence in contexts of environmental risk. In a unique social–political context of economic and sociopolitical adversity, this study examined relations between adolescent adjustment, fathers’ presence, and family conflict in families in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Based on responses from 999 adolescents (M = 12.18 years; SD = 1.82) and their mothers, participating from 2006 to 2012, fathers’ presence was linked with reduced internalizing symptoms, and family conflict was related to both internalizing and externalizing problems. The discussion considers the implications for understanding family dynamics related to adolescent adjustment in contexts of environmental adversity.
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U2 - 10.1111/cdev.13446
DO - 10.1111/cdev.13446
M3 - Article
C2 - 32865818
AN - SCOPUS:85089960392
SN - 0009-3920
VL - 92
SP - 904
EP - 918
JO - Child Development
JF - Child Development
IS - 3
ER -