Using a short-term longitudinal design, this study examined the concurrent and longitudinal relationships among familial socioeconomic status (SES; ., family income and maternal and paternal education levels), marital confict (., constructive and destructive marital confict), parenting practices (., positive and negative parenting practices), child social competence (., social skills), and child behavioral adjustment (., internalizing and externalizing problems) in a comprehensive model. | A longitudinal study of socioeconomic status, family processes, and child adjustment from preschool until early elementary school: The role of social competence
