Impact of Children’s Perception of Marital Conflict on Their Interpersonal Skills

School of Psychology, FuJian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China

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Abstract

This study aims to explore the impact of children’s perception of marital conflict on their interpersonal skills. Data from 203 high school students aged 15-18 were collected through a questionnaire survey. The study found that children’s perception of marital conflict significantly affects their interpersonal skills, with conflict resolution and conflict content being key factors. Children with stronger conflict resolution skills tend to have better interpersonal skills; however, conflict content is negatively correlated with interpersonal skills. Additionally, there is a significant positive correlation between conflict intensity, frequency, threat, coping efficacy, and self-attribution and interpersonal skills, although there is no significant correlation between conflict content and interpersonal skills. Regression analysis revealed that conflict resolution and conflict content have the most significant impact on interpersonal skills, with positive and negative effects, respectively. The model has a good overall fit, explaining 58.3% of the variance in the dependent variable. Mediation analysis concluded that conflict frequency and intensity primarily exert a complete negative influence on the total interpersonal score through the mediating variable of conflict content, while conflict resolution mainly exerts a partial positive influence on the total interpersonal score through the same mediator variable.