Konflik orang tua dan perilaku anak

EurekAlert!: Parents who fight may harm children's future emotional development

Sebuah penelitian menunjukkan keterkaitan antara konflik orang tua dan perilaku anak pada masa depan. Konflik dalam pernikahan mengakibatkan rasa kurang percaya diri dan keragu-raguan pada anak.

"A useful analogy is to think about emotional security as a bridge between the child and the world," explained lead researcher Mark Cummings, Ph.D., professor and Notre Dame Chair in Psychology of the Psychology Department of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. "When the marital relationship is functioning well, it serves as a secure base, a structurally sound bridge to support the child's exploration and relationships with others."

"When destructive marital conflict erodes the bridge, children may lack confidence and become hesitant to move forward, or may move forward in a dysregulated way, unable to find appropriate footing within themselves or in interaction with others." The researchers based their report on two separate long-term studies of marital conflict and children.

"[T]he findings can likely be generalized to most American families."

"[O]ther work ... find that constructive marital conflict, in which parents express or engage in physical affection, problem solving, compromise or positive feelings, may increase children's security."

Jadi, orang tua boleh (baca: wajar) berantem, asalkan diselesaikan dan diatasi akibatnya dengan baik; demi masa depan anak lho, Bapak-bapak dan Ibu-ibu!

...dan omong-omong...

• Suntingan di Wikipedia hari ini: Metabolisme.

Update (10.2.06)

• EurekAlert!: Parental conflict may affect children's behavior and learning by disrupting their sleep--anak yang orang tuanya mengalami konflik lebih cenderung kurang tidur dan mengantuk pada siang hari.
• EurekAlert!: Parental conflict produces more than fleeting distress for children--konflik orang tua membekas pada anak, bahkan sampai setahun sesudah terjadi.