Parental marital conflict and adolescent anxiety: The moderating roles of physical activity and gender.
Objective: This cross‐sectional study examined the impact of parental marital conflict on adolescent anxiety and the moderating roles of physical activity and gender, with additional gender‐stratified analyses to test differences between boys and girls. Methods: A total of 3974 adolescents participa...
| Publicado en: | Psychology & Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice Vol. 99; no. 2; pp. 484 - 501 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jun2026
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