Introduction: While transitioning to adulthood presents challenges for youth with developmental disabilities (DD), opportunities to develop adult social roles and communication skills may foster more optimal outcomes. One such opportunity is developing conflict resolution skills within parent-adolescent relationships.

Methods: We examined how reported conflict and observed conflict resolution behaviors differed between adolescents with typical development or DD, specifically intellectual disability (ID) and/or autism spectrum disorder, and their mothers. Participants (n = 167) were mid-adolescents (age 15) from a longitudinal study of how psychopathology develops in youth with or without DD.

Results: While mothers’ Reported Conflict was similar across groups, Mother Problem Solving was highest, and Youth Problem Solving lowest, in families of youth with ID. Higher Reported Conflict related to more negative observed conflict resolution behaviors across all groups.

Conclusions: Results are considered in the context of transitioning to adulthood.

简介：过渡到成年对发展障碍青年（DD）提出了挑战，但发展成人社会角色和沟通技巧的机会可能会带来更理想的结果。这样的机会之一就是在父母与青少年的关系中发展解决冲突的技能。

方法：我们研究了具有典型发育或DD（尤其是智力残疾（ID）和/或自闭症谱系障碍）的青少年与其母亲之间报告的冲突和观察到的解决冲突行为的差异。一项纵向研究研究的参与者（n = 167）是青少年中期（15岁），患有或不患有DD的青年人的心理病理学如何发展。

结果：虽然在各组中，母亲的报告冲突率相似，但在有ID的青年家庭中，母亲解决问题的方式最高，而解决青年问题的方式最低。报告的冲突较高，与在所有组中观察到的消极的冲突解决行为相关。

结论：在过渡到成年的背景下考虑结果。