“Interparental interactions and adolescent mood: A daily diary approach”: Correction
editReports an error in “Interparental interactions and adolescent mood: A daily diary approach” by Christine E. Merrilees, Suny Geneseo, Meghan P. McCormick, JoAnn Hsueh, Patricia Chou and E. Mark Cummings (Journal of Child and Family Studies, Advanced Online Publication, Jan 8, 2018, np). The original version of this article contained mistakes. The affiliation of the first author was included as one of the authors and the affiliations were incorrect. These errors have been fixed, and the information appears correctly in this record. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2018-00845-001). The literature assessing relations between interparental functioning and youth adjustment is extensive. Most of this literature used a between subjects approach and examines youth responses to conflict reported by parents. The current study used a daily diary approach to complement the existing literature by assessing relations between aspects of marital interactions and adolescent reported daily mood using a within-family approach. We hypothesized that parents’ emotionality during interactions, the severity of their marital conflicts, and the degree to which their conflicts were resolved would be associated with their adolescents’ daily moods. To test these hypotheses a diverse sample (N = 86; 27% Black, 33% White, 26% Hispanic, and 14% another race or families members differed in race) of mothers, fathers, and adolescents drawn from the Supporting Healthy Marriage project completed 15 days of daily diaries. Multilevel modeling results suggested differential associations between mother and father reports of their own emotions during interactions, conflict severity, and conflict resolution and adolescents’ daily moods. Overall, there were more significant results indicating fathers’ compared to mothers’ associations with adolescents’ daily moods, providing support for the need to continue efforts to engage fathers in family strengthening programs.