Abstract
The roles of modeling and parenting as possible mechanisms mediating the relationship between marital interaction and children's social problem solving were studied. Interviews were carried out with 4‐ to 6‐year‐olds as a means of determining their social problem‐solving strategies. Parents completed scales measuring their marital adjustment, tactics of conflict resolution, and parent behaviors. The results showed that marital discord was not related to young children's social problem solving. However, parents’ tactics of resolving spousal conflicts and parent behaviors were predictive of children's social problem‐solving strategies. Boys displayed social problem‐solving strategies similar to those used by their fathers, whereas girls’ social problem solving revealed more links to maternal involvement with their children. In addition, parents’ marital adjustment was associated with their strategies for resolving spousal conflicts and their parenting behaviors.
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