Parent-Child Interaction - Conflict and Cooperation

In YOUth, the PCI consisted of age-appropriate structured scenarios that included a common mildly stressful topic (Conflict task) and a pleasant scenario (Cooperation task). In the Conflict task, children and their parents were instructed to discuss a family issue about which they had a disagreement in the last month. The goal of the conflict scenario was to discuss the topic of disagreement and to try to agree on possible solutions for the future. To assist the participants in finding a suitable topic, the experimenter provided a list with common topics of disagreements between parents and children. The list included topics such as screen time, bedtime, homework, and household chores. If no suitable topic could be found on the list or could be agreed upon, the parent and child were asked to come up with a topic of their own. In the Vacation task, children and their parents were instructed to plan a short vacation together. The goal of the cooperation scenario was to encourage a cooperative interaction between the parent and the child. During the discussions, the parent and child were alone in the room and seated on chairs. The interactions lasted for about 15 minutes and were videotaped. Data were collected up until May 2022.