Patterns of parental conflict after separation: Links with the Dark Triad

IF 1.7 3区社会学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES

Family Relations Pub Date : 2024-12-20 DOI:10.1111/fare.13126

Julia Reim, Stefanie Amberg, Janin Zimmermann, Ulrike Lux, Sabine Walper

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Abstract

Objective

The aim of this study was to uncover patterns of parental postseparation conflict and to investigate possible links to the personality factors of the Dark Triad (i.e., Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy).

Background

Studies revealed different postseparation coparenting patterns that explain why some parents face long-lasting conflicts after separation. However, the role of legal disputes and links to parental personality traits have mostly been neglected so far.

Method

The analyses included 486 separated parents from the German Family Panel “pairfam” in year 2020–2021. We aimed to identify postseparation patterns of conflict, including coparenting and legal conflict, by using latent profile analysis. Possible links between latent profiles and the Dark Triad were assessed.

Results

Three postseparation conflict profiles were found: a cooperative, a parallel-derogating, and a conflictual profile. Links between these profiles and the Dark Triad could be found for narcissism, with membership to the conflictual profile being more likely with higher narcissism values.

Conclusion

The findings show that a significant proportion of separated families is affected by postseparation conflict and that parents' personality plays a role here.

Implications

The results indicate that interventions targeting families affected by postseparation conflict should take parental personality traits into account.

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Family Relations Multiple-

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3.40

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13.60%

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164

期刊介绍： A premier, applied journal of family studies, Family Relations is mandatory reading for family scholars and all professionals who work with families, including: family practitioners, educators, marriage and family therapists, researchers, and social policy specialists. The journal"s content emphasizes family research with implications for intervention, education, and public policy, always publishing original, innovative and interdisciplinary works with specific recommendations for practice.