The regulation of negative emotion may play a particular
key role in conflict interactions. When one partner in a
parent–child interaction expresses negative emotion, an
effective response from the other partner requires him or
her to appraise the contextual features of the interaction
and to plan a sequence of actions that serves to both modify
the interaction and to minimize its aversiveness (Dodge
1989). To effectively manage conflict, parents and children
must be able to integrate situational information from a
variety of sources, manage their emotional states, and