As mother’s reported increased conflict in the interparental relationship, their child quickly and conversely developed internalizing symptoms. Whe the mother child rx was also conflictual, or perceived as negative, with increased negative affect displayed in both members of the dyad, a mother increases attempts to emphasize power. The relationship displayed evidences of decreased warmth and positive reciprocity. Brock and Kochanska (2015) discussed that maladaptive relational trends within families, particularly intergenerational characterizes what they call a “driving force in the progression of child internalizing symptoms.”
These same researchers validated that there was a predictive trajectory of increased internalizing problems in toddlers exposed to interparental conflict (Brock and Kochanska 2015).
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Internalizing disorders challenge the mastery of tasks of development. Due to the near invivisibiliyt of many symptoms of depression dn anxiety, the issues ar often missed and help not readily offered. Taking a family ststmes view, a family system includes various systems that affect and rely upon others in the system. The well-being of one member affects others in the system.
Interparental conflict lays a strained foundation for the unction of the family. HIndman (2013) discussed the seminal parental relationship ‘regulates” the rest of the system Tensiosn and conflictual patterns are predicitive of present and future functioning of the family system and of the members individually(Bonds and Gondoli 2007).
Cummings et al (2012) furthered his previous hypothesis he termed “ emotional security hypothesis” stating that interparental conflict affects a child’s developing sense of security and adds to maladaptive