In fact the holidays are filled with
potential relationship stressors.
Not exact matches
She cited loss of sleep, feelings of social isolation, and changes in the
relationship with the other parent as
potential stressors.
Knowledge of the family as a developmental system and the major issues of sex, money, children and in - laws can alert couples to
potential marriage and
relationship - destroying
stressors and transitions.
Parental separation may also expose children to loss of social, economic and human capital.4, 14 Other explanatory factors may derive from characteristics typical of separating parents such as lower
relationship satisfaction and higher conflict levels also before the separation.4 The rising numbers of children with JPC have concerned child clinicians as well as researchers on the subject.20, 21 Child experts have worried about children's
potential feelings of alienation from living in two separate worlds, 20 — 22 increased exposure to parental conflict12, 22 and other
stressors that JPC may impose on a child.22 Such daily
stressors may be long distances to school, friends and leisure activities, lack of stability in parenting and home environment and a need to adjust to the demands of two different family lives.12, 22 The logistics of travelling between their homes and keeping in contact with friends has been stated as a drawback of JPC in interview studies with children.23 — 25 Older adolescents, in particular, indicated that they preferred to be in one place.23
Parents who suffer from a mental disorder are more likely to behave in ways that contribute to the occurrence of
stressors, therefore, theory has identified parent behaviour - dependent
stressors as a
potential mediator of the
relationship between parental psychopathology and anxiety in children [2].
First, couple distress is an important
stressor in its own right and has a negative impact on the intensity and course of depression (Whisman, 2001; Beach, Katz, Kim & Brody, 2003), and depression has the
potential to undermine couple
relationships (Beach & O'Learly, 1993; Davila, Karney, & Bradbury, 2003), leading to a self - maintaining cycle (Beach, Whisman, & Bodenmann, 2014).