| The current study examined the relations among marital conflict, the quality of the parent-child relationship, and children's aggression, bullying, and victimization over a one year period. Children's social support and friendship quality were also examined in relation to marital conflict and aggression, bullying, and victimization. The sample (N = 816) was drawn from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care, and the children in the study were in the fifth and sixth grades. Higher levels of marital conflict predicted increased aggression, bullying, and victimization. In addition, stronger parent-child relationships were associated with lower levels of victimization, aggression, and bullying. The parent-child relationship mediated the relationship between marital conflict and children's outcomes. Also, children's social support and friendship quality buffered the levels of victimization, aggression, and bullying. Gender differences were found for parents' reports of conflict and quality of the parent-child relationships and children's outcomes. |
