TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Child Characteristics as Moderators of the Association Between Family Stress and Children's Internalizing, Externalizing, and Peer Rejection
JO  - Journal of child and family studies
A1  - Gaylord, Noni K.
A1  - Kitzmann, Katherine M.
A1  - Lockwood, Rebecca L.
SP  - 201
EP  - 213
VL  - 12
IS  - 2
N2  - We examined child characteristics of coping strategies, age, and gender as moderators of the association between family stressors and internalizing, externalizing, and peer rejection in a sample of 228 3rd-5th grade children. Consistent with previous research, children in the current study who experienced a higher number of family stressors were significantly less well-accepted by classmates. This association was not moderated by children's coping strategies or child age. Child gender did moderate the association between family stressors and internalizing behavior. Specifically, as the number of stressors increased, internalizing behavior decreased among girls, but not boys. The results are discussed in terms of the role of child variables in explaining the variability in children's responses to family stress.<p /> 
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SN  - 1062-1024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022862816506
ID  - ref1
ER  -