The present study examined the associations between family conflict during toddlerhood and children's prosocial and aggressive behaviors approximately 9 years later, as well as whether maternal supportiveness and children's self‐regulation mediate those associations. Family conflict has been identified as a risk factor for children's well‐being and behavioral problems. However, these studies often are confined to conflict during childhood, and few studies have considered the long‐term effects of conflict in toddlerhood on outcomes in late childhood. Participants were 2,215 mothers and their children (49.3% female) from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project. Families were followed from 15 months to fifth grade. Findings demonstrated direct effects of family conflict on children's aggressive behaviors and indirect effects (via maternal supportiveness) of family conflict on youth's prosocial behaviors. The present study highlights the possible long term, deleterious effects of family conflict on parenting, children's self‐regulatory skills, and social behaviors.

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家庭冲突与青年以后的行为结果之间的直接和间接关系

本研究调查了大约9年后的幼儿期家庭冲突与儿童的亲社会行为和攻击行为之间的关联，以及母亲的支持和儿童的自我调节是否介导了这些关联。家庭冲突已被确定为儿童幸福和行为问题的风险因素。但是，这些研究通常仅限于童年时期的冲突，很少有研究考虑幼儿期冲突对儿童晚期结局的长期影响。参与者是来自早期抢先研究和评估项目的2,215名母亲及其子女（女性占49.3％）。从15个月到五年级一直跟踪家庭。调查结果表明家庭冲突对儿童的直接影响 家庭冲突的侵略性行为和间接影响（通过母亲的支持）对青少年亲社会行为的间接影响。本研究强调了家庭冲突对养育子女，儿童的自我调节技能和社会行为可能造成的长期有害影响。