The relation of childhood abuse and early parenting experiences to current marital quality in a nonclinical sample

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1019-1030

  Belt, William ^a   Abidin, Richard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Marital relationship; Parenting styles; Physical abuse; Sexual abuse; Verbal abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 0030297555     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0145-2134(96)00092-0     Document Type: Article

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