Problem: How can I make notes with bullet points in this paragraph? According to a third theory, which emphasizes children's cognitive processes, the impact of parental conflict depends on how children understand it. If they perceive the conflict as threatening, they become anxious, depressed, and withdrawn; if they perceive the conflict as being their fault, they are more likely to act out; if the parents resolve the conflict, the children are less likely to have these problems because they expect that they, too, will be able to resolve conflicts (Grych & Cardoza-Fernandes, 2001; Grych & Fincham, 1990). A fourth theory suggests that poor parental mental health accounts for the effects of parental conflict on children's functioning. In one study supporting this viewpoint, Cummings and his colleagues found that parental depression mediated the impact of marital distress on adolescents' depressive symptoms (Cummings et al., 2005). A fifth explanation is that the effect of parental. Need Assignment Help?