Profiles of cognitive appraisals and triangulation into interparental conflict: Implications for adolescent adjustment

dc.contributor.authorFosco, Gregory M. ; Bray, Bethany C.
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-24T16:55:36Z
dc.date.available2019-04-24T16:55:36Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractYouth appraisals and triangulation into conflicts are key mechanisms by which interparental conflict places youth at risk for psychological maladjustment. Although evidence suggests that there are multiple mechanisms at work (e.g., Fosco & Feinberg, 2015; Grych, Harold, & Miles, 2003), this body of work has relied on variable-centered analyses that are limited to the unique contributions of each process to the variance in outcomes. In reality, it is possible that different combinations of these risk mechanisms may account for multifinality in risk outcomes. Using latent profile analysis (LPA) we examined profiles of threat appraisals, self-blaming attributions, and triangulation in relation to internalizing and externalizing problems in a sample of 285, ethnically diverse high school students. The current analyses revealed five distinct profiles of appraisals and triangulation, including an overall low-risk group and a global high-risk group, in which all three processes were below average or above average, respectively. Additional profiles included combinations of threat and blame, threat and triangulation, and blame and triangulation. Links between these profiles and emotional distress, problem behavior, and academic outcomes are discussed. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationFosco, Gregory M. ; Bray, Bethany C. (2016). Profiles of cognitive appraisals and triangulation into interparental conflict: Implications for adolescent adjustment. Journal of Family Psychology, 30(5), 533-542.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4980208/pdf/nihms768105.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4303
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Family Psychologyen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjectadolescentsen_US
dc.subjectexposureen_US
dc.subjectwitnessen_US
dc.subjectfamily violenceen_US
dc.subjectdomestic violenceen_US
dc.subjectIntimate partner violenceen_US
dc.subjectacademic achievementen_US
dc.subjectself-blameen_US
dc.titleProfiles of cognitive appraisals and triangulation into interparental conflict: Implications for adolescent adjustmenten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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