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Family conflict is an aspect of stress, conflict that occurs in families. While much of it goes on at the level of teasing, sibling rivalry etc in some circumstance situations can escalate resulting in:

• Battered children
• Battered women
• Childhood sexual abuse
• Child neglect
• Domestic violence
• Dysfunctional family
• Family crises
• Elder abuse
• Infanticide
• Matricide
• Partner abuse
• Patricide
• Physical abuse

Causes of conflict includeEdit

There are a large number of causes of stress that result in family conflict. These include

• Alcoholism
• Attachment disorders
• Child discipline
• Child rearing practices
• Chronic alcoholic intoxication
• Chronic illness
• Chronic mental illness
• Chronic pain
• Drug abuse
• Double burden
• Empty nest
• Extramarital intercourse
• Financial strain
• Infidelity
• Juvenile delinquency
• Marital conflict
• Noise pollution
• Occupational adjustment problems
• Parent-offspring conflict
• School adjustment problems pf children
• Sexual problems
• Stepchildren
• Stepparents
• Work–family conflict

Outcomes of conflictEdit

Apart form the serious aspects listed above the outcome of conflict can include:

• Adoption of children
• Divorce of parents
• Family intervention
• Family life education
• Family preservation
• Family therapy
• Family reunification
• Foster care for children
• Marriage counselling
• Mediation
• Parental absence
  • Maternal absence
• Runaway behavior
• Seperation of parents

See alsoEdit

• Aggressive behavior
• Causes of stress