Long-term psychological adjustment to witnessing interparental physical conflict during childhood

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 501-515

  Henning, Kris ^a   Leitenberg, Harold ^b   Coffey, Patricia ^c   Bennett, Todd ^d   Jankowski, M Kay ^b  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c Affiliated Psychological Resources   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Family violence; Interparental violence; Marital aggression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; COPING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; VICTIM; WITNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DATA COLLECTION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0031009747     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(97)00009-4     Document Type: Article

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