Abstract

MOSMANN, Clarisse Pereira et al. Relationships between coparental triangulation, parent-adolescent conflicts and adolescent adjustment: Differences between fathers and mothers. Estud. psicol. (Natal) [online]. 2022, vol.27, n.2, pp.155-166.  Epub Oct 28, 2024. ISSN 1413-294X.  https://doi.org/10.22491/1678-4669.20220015.

The involvement of the adolescent in coparental conflict through triangulation impacts the development of emotional and behavioral symptoms. This article researched direct and indirect impacts of coparental triangulation relations and conflicts between parents and their adolescent children on internalizing and externalizing problems, controlling gender and age variables. As a quantitative, cross-sectional and explanatory study, it included 238 adolescents, aged 14 to 18 years old, and used structural equation modeling analysis. As a result, internalizing and externalizing problems were associated with father, mother, and coparental dyad triangulation, mediated by conflicts between father-adolescent conflict and mother-adolescent conflict. Father triangulation had direct and indirect connections with adolescents’ externalizing problems. Mother triangulation was associated with adolescents’ anxiety and depression, mediated by father-adolescent conflicts. There were no distinctions for gender and age regarding the level of impact between variables. The data provide greater depth and precision in understanding these relationships for practical applications looking for a healthy development of the offspring and their families.

Keywords : family relations; adolescence; emotional development; internalizing and externalizing problems.

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