To confirm that our results were not simply a function of shared informant effects (both CP and conflict were measured via parent- and child-informant reports), we re-ran our primary analyses using observer ratings of parental negativity. Given the above results, analyses were restricted to the various linear and no-moderation models. Results are presented in Tables 2 and 3. As seen there, the C moderation model again provided the best fit to the data. The parameter estimates were also fully consistent with those for parent–child conflict. Moreover, the standardized estimates of A at low levels of parental negativity (63.3%) were again significantly larger (at p < 0.05, results not shown) than those at high levels of parental negativity (43.4%). Such findings imply that our results are robust to the specific operationalization of parent–child conflict.
