§ Jenkins and Smith (1991) examined three aspects of poor marital relationships which were frequency and severity of angry arguments, disagreement over child-rearing issues, and periods of silent tension. They found that it was frequency and severity of angry arguments that were associated with an increase in children's disorders. Open and severe quarrelling was also related to more parenting problems, such as monitoring children less, and being overly critical of them.
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