The Origins of Happiness

Family Conflict

Table 13.4. How family conflict affects children’s intellectual

development (ALSPAC)

Effect on standardized intellectual

performance at

16 11 5

Parental conflict
(standardized)

−0.01 (.01) 0.01 (.01) 0.01 (.01)

Parental separation (1, 0) −0.07 (.02) −0.03 (.02) −0.02(.03)

Table 13.5. The interacted effect of family conflict and parental

separation on children’s outcomes (standardized) (ALSPAC)

Emotional health at

16 11 5

High Conflict = 1 −0.08 (.04) −0.08 (.03) −0.04 (.02)

Separated = 1 −0.01 (.05) −0.05 (.05) 0.09 (.04)

Separated*Conflict 0.03 (.07) 0.05 (.06) −0.07 (.06)

Behavior at

16 11 5

High Conflict = 1 −0.19 (.04) −0.17 (.03) −0.08 (.02)

Separated = 1 −0.01 (.06) −0.04 (.05) −0.07 (.04)

Separated*Conflict −0.00 (.08) 0.03 (.07) 0.02 (.06)

Intellectual performance at

16 11 5

High Conflict = 1 −0.02 (.02) 0.01 (.02) 0.01 (.02)

Separated = 1 −0.06 (.03) −0.01 (.03) −0.02 (.04)

Separated*Conflict 0.00 (.04) 0.00 (.04) 0.01 (.05)