Mothers' and Sons' Cognitive and Emotional Reactions to Simulated Marital and Family Conflict.

O'Brien, Mary; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ438853

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Mothers' and Sons' Cognitive and Emotional Reactions to Simulated Marital and Family Conflict.

O'Brien, Mary; And Others

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v59 n5 p692-703 Oct 1991

Examined cognitive and emotional reactions to family discussions as experienced by 8- to 11-year-old sons (n=35) and their mothers from homes with physically aggressive (PA), verbally aggressive (VA), and low-conflict (LC) marital relationships. Sons of PA couples demonstrated more self-interference, self-distraction, and arousal and less criticism than did other sons in reaction to simulated parental conflict. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Aggression, Children, Cognitive Processes, Emotional Response, Family Problems, Family Violence, Marital Instability, Mothers, Preadolescents, Simulation, Sons

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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