Socialization of Children’s Recall and Use of Strategies for Coping with Interparental Conflict

Modelling goal adjustment in social relationships: Two experimental studies with children and adults

“…Besides the fact that comparable sample sizes are not unusual in experimental or observation studies investigating parent-child dyads (Miller et al, 2010;Stansbury & Sigman, 2000) or adult dyads (Galinsky, Maddux, Gilin, & White, 2008;H€ afner & IJzerman, 2011), previously calculated power analyses (type: sensitivity) showed that, with a sample of N = 60, an alpha error of a = .05 and a statistical power of 1 À b = .80, it was possible to detect main effects with large effect sizes (f = 0.41). Besides the fact that comparable sample sizes are not unusual in experimental or observation studies investigating parent-child dyads (Miller et al, 2010;Stansbury & Sigman, 2000) or adult dyads (Galinsky, Maddux, Gilin, & White, 2008;H€ afner & IJzerman, 2011), previously calculated power analyses (type: sensitivity) showed that, with a sample of N = 60, an alpha error of a = .05 and a statistical power of 1 À b = .80, it was possible to detect main effects with large effect sizes (f = 0.41).…”

“…There are, obviously, a few limitations that could be addressed in future research: First, both of our samples may appear quite small. Besides the fact that comparable sample sizes are not unusual in experimental or observation studies investigating parent–child dyads (Miller et al ., ; Stansbury & Sigman, ) or adult dyads (Galinsky, Maddux, Gilin, & White, ; Häfner & IJzerman, ), previously calculated power analyses (type: sensitivity) showed that, with a sample of N = 60, an alpha error of α = .05 and a statistical power of 1 − β = .80, it was possible to detect main effects with large effect sizes ( f = 0.41). This means, at the same time, that the power of our study to detect interaction effects was quite low.…”

“…The role of the social context for the development of regulatory processes In coping and ER research, most empirical studies with samples in childhood focus on the role of various aspects of parenting practices (e.g., emotion coaching, reactions to emotions) and emotional climate of the family (e.g., attachment, parenting styles (e.g., Miller, Kliewer, & Partch, 2010;Zimmer-Gembeck et al, 2015; for an overview, see: Morris et al, 2007). In contrast, considerably less attention has been paid to observational learning (Bariola, Gullone, & Hughes, 2011).…”

Rumination in Early Adolescent Girls: Interactive Contributions of Mother–Adolescent Relationship Quality and Maternal Coping Suggestions

“…One way that parents teach their children how to cope with stress and negative affect is through the explicit suggestions they provide to their children (i.e., coping suggestions; e.g., Kliewer, Fearnow, & Miller, 1996;Kliewer et al, 2006;Morris, Silk, Steinberg, Myers, & Robinson, 2007). Although prior work has documented links between parents' coping suggestions and other coping strategies (e.g., Kliewer et al, 1996;Kliewer et al, 2006;Miller, Kliewer, & Partch, 2010), little work has explored whether parents' coping suggestions are associated with rumination. In exception, one study found that preadolescents whose mothers encouraged greater emotional expression (i.e., focusing on and expressing their feelings) reported greater rumination at age 15 (Cox, Mezulis, & Hyde, 2010).…”

“…These components do not fully capture the multitude of factors that contribute to mother-adolescent relationship quality. Indeed, mother-adolescent relationships characterized by greater attachment security, greater acceptance, warmth and love, more adaptive communication skills, and lower levels of conflict are associated with greater use of adaptive coping strategies (Kliewer et al, 1996;Kliewer et al, 2006;Miller et al, 2010; for a review, see SeiffgeKrenke, 2011). Moreover, most prior work has relied on parents' and/or children's reports to measure parent-child relationship quality (Gaté et al, 2013).…”