The complexity of the relationship between parental conflict and adolescent anxiety (3-paper synthesis)

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Sourced from the stated research gap and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2025 and 2026, spanning 3 journals.

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Adolescent parent-child communication and mental health: The mediating role of emotional intelligence and interpersonal distress (2026) · Current Psychology · doi

  The study identifies a gap in understanding the mechanisms underlying the relationship between parent-child communication and adolescent mental health. The research highlights the need to consider positive psychological functioning and subjective well-being in understanding adolescent mental health. The study aims to address this gap by investigating the mediating roles of emotional intelligence and interpersonal distress.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study identifies gap understanding mechanisms underlying relationship between
• The mediating role of value‐driven decision‐making in the association between relationship quality and internalizing experiences (2025) · Family Relations · doi

  Background An extensive body of previous research has established that maternal–adolescent relationship quality and autonomy development both have a positive impact on mental health outcomes for adolescents, yet little is known about the way in which these factors may operate in sequence to influence one another.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: background extensive body previous established maternal adolescent relationship quality autonomy development positive impact mental health
• Trajectories of Parent-Child Relationship Quality and Cognitive Function among Older Adults: Differences between Mothers and Fathers (2026) · Applied Research in Quality of Life · doi

  The implications of long-term parent-child relationship patterns on cognitive health are not well understood. Prior studies have produced mixed findings on the link between parent-child relationship quality and cognitive function. There is a need to examine the trajectories of positive and negative parent-child relationship quality and their associations with cognitive function.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: implications long-term parent-child relationship patterns cognitive health well

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