Parental marital conflict and adolescent anxiety: The moderating roles of physical activity and gender

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.

A total of 3974 adolescents participated in this study. Standardized questionnaires assessed perceived parental marital conflict, anxiety symptoms and physical activity behaviours. Stepwise regression analyses were conducted using SPSS to examine associations among parental marital conflict, anxiety, physical activity and gender.

The findings revealed that parental marital conflict was positively associated with adolescent anxiety (r = .344, p