“…It has been identified as a direct predictor and/or mediator in the prediction of internalizing problems among children facing bereavement (Wolchik, Tein, Sandler, & Ayers, 2006), ecological risk (Prelow, Weaver, & Swenson, 2006), and interparental conflict (Gerard, Buehler, Franck, & Anderson, 2005). It has also been found to fully mediate the relationship between coping behaviors and internalizing problems (Sandler, Tein, Mehta, Wolchik & Ayers, 2000; Mosher & Prelow, 2007) and to mediate between parenting and internalizing problems (Smith et al, 2006). More specifically, problem-solving efficacy has been linked concurrently and longitudinally with children’s higher expectations for the future, which are in turn associated with more positive behavioral adjustment (Dubow, Arnett, Smith & Ippolito, 2001).…”