TY - JOUR JF - ijpcp JO - IJPCP VL - 15 IS - 4 PY - 2010 Y1 - 2010/2/01 TI - The Role of Marital Conflict and Family Emotional Security in Children’s Physical and Psychosocial Health TT - نقش تعارض زناشویی و ایمنی هیجانی خانواده در سلامت جسمانی و روانی- اجتماعی کودک N2 - Objectives: This research investigated the role of marital conflict and family emotional security in children’s physical and psychosocial health. Method: 413 fifth-grade school children in the city of Tehran (220 girls and 193 boys) with a mean age of 10.81, were selected using relative stratified random sampling. Mothers responded to the Overt Hostility/ O’Leary-Porter Scale (OPS) and the Child Health Questionnaire-Parent Form (CHQ-PF-28) and children responded to the Security In the Family System (SIFS) scales. Results: The findings indicated that marital conflict and family emotional insecurity have inverse relationship with children’s physical and psychosocial health. Also, marital conflict was a predictor (inversely) of children emotional security. Conclusion: Marital conflict leads to an insecure attachment of children to parents. SP - 359 EP - 367 AU - Gharehbaghy, Fatemeh AU - Aguilar-Vafaie, Maryam AD - KW - marital conflict; emotional; health; psychosocial aspects UR - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-890-en.html ER -