부부갈등, 부모공동양육, 아동의 내재적 · 외현적 문제행동 간의 종단적 관계

Objectives: The present study examined the longitudinal associations between mothers’ and fathers’ perceptions of marital conflict and children’s internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors. In particular, the study explored the mediating roles of mothers’ and fathers’ positive co-parenting and co-parenting conflict in these links. Methods: This study analyzed the data of 2,150 children (M age = 4 years at T1) and their parents from the panel study on Korean children. A path analysis was conducted to investigate the links among the study variables. Results: Mothers’ and fathers’ perceptions of marital conflict were directly associated with children’s subsequent externalizing problem behavior. Mothers’ and fathers’ perceptions of marital conflict were also directly related to their own and partners’ positive co-parenting and co-parenting conflict at a later time point. Mothers’ positive co-parenting and co-parenting conflict predicted children’s subsequent internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors. Moreover, mothers’ positive co-parenting and co-parenting conflict were mediators in the relations between mothers’ and fathers’ perceptions of marital conflict and children’s internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors. Conclusion: The present results enhance our understanding of the underlying mechanisms that explain the longitudinal links between marital conflict and children’s internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors. KCI Citation Count: 6