Resilience in the face of family conflict: Investigating anxiety outcomes and extracurricular involvement

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Jessica Fossum, Ph.D.

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Completed quantitative research study

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Psychology

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This study examines whether interparental conflict in the first three years of life predicts internalizing symptoms, specifically anxiety, at age 15 and explores whether extracurricular involvement serves as a moderator. Drawing on the risk protective factor model within resilience theory and using longitudinal data from the Future of Family and Wellbeing Study, a moderation analysis was conducted. Prior research highlights the benefit of extracurricular involvement, but few have explored moderating effects against exposure to family conflict. Anxiety outcomes (p = .62) were not significant. This study builds on existing parental conflict literature by examining potential long-term psychological impacts of conflict.

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Also presented at 2025 Psychology Student Research Conference, Bellevue WA, May 2025

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Resilience in the face of family conflict: Investigating anxiety outcomes and extracurricular involvement

This study examines whether interparental conflict in the first three years of life predicts internalizing symptoms, specifically anxiety, at age 15 and explores whether extracurricular involvement serves as a moderator. Drawing on the risk protective factor model within resilience theory and using longitudinal data from the Future of Family and Wellbeing Study, a moderation analysis was conducted. Prior research highlights the benefit of extracurricular involvement, but few have explored moderating effects against exposure to family conflict. Anxiety outcomes (p = .62) were not significant. This study builds on existing parental conflict literature by examining potential long-term psychological impacts of conflict.

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