The results of cross-lagged panel design models examining direct links between parents» and their children's coping styles suggested that parents and children do not affect each others» abilities to cope with family stress over time.
A fully cross-laggeddesignpanel was employed with 1,187 adolescents (545 girls and 642 boys, Mean Age = 13.42 years) who were assessed at two time points separated by 6 months.