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KMID : 0608020110190030183
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Korean Journal of Family Therapy
2011 Volume.19 No. 3 p.183 ~ p.205
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Communication Among Parents and Children: Effects on Marital Conflict and on Children’s Stress and Problematic Behaviors
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Jang Young-Ae
Lee Young-Ja
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study explored communication among parents and children and examined its effects on marital conflict, as well as on children’s stress and problematic behaviors.
Methods: Participants included elementary school students in Incheon city and their parents. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire, and several statistical tests were performed to analyze the data.
Results: Maleparticipants who rated lowest in income and scholarly achievement showed the highest rates of stress and problematic behaviors. Marital conflict and closed-type communication among parents and children was positively correlated with children’s stress and problematic behaviors, while open-type communication showed a negative correlation with those factors.
Conclusions: Marital conflict and closed-type communication amongparents and children has a significant influence on children’s stress and problematic behaviors.
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KEYWORD
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parent-child communication, marital couples’ conflicts, children’s stress, children’s problem behaviors
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