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http://dx.doi.org/10.5723/KJCS.2012.33.2.185

The Mediating Effects of Father's Communication Patterns on the Relationship between Marital Conflict and Adolescent Problem Behaviors  

Woo, Yeon-Hee (Department of Child Studies, Catholic University of Daegu)
Lee, Jong-Kak (Department of Child Studies, Catholic University of Daegu)
Moon, Soo-Back (Department of Child Studies, Catholic University of Daegu)
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Korean Journal of Child Studies / v.33, no.2, 2012 , pp. 185-201 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the structural relationships between adolescent problem behaviors and related variables. The subjects of this study consisted of 250 to second graders from a middle school in S city in the Gyeongbuk province of South Korea. The sample variance-covariance matrix was analyzed using AMOS 20.0, and a maximum likelihood minimization function. The results were as follows : First, marital conflict in terms of the father's open communication model indicated both a direct and indirect effect upon adolescent problem behaviors. Marital conflict in terms of the father's problematic communication model revealed an indirect effect upon adolescent problem behaviors also indicated that these behaviors were also mediated by the father's problems communication. Second, a open communication style on the part of the father indicated a partially mediating effect on the relationship between marital conflict and adolescent problem behaviors. The problematic communication model on the part of the father revealed a very clear mediating effect on the relationship between marital conflict and adolescent problem behaviors.
Keywords
marital conflict; adolescent problem behavior; father's open communication; father's problems communication;
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