Gender differences in partner violence in a birth cohort of 21-year- olds: Bridging the gap between clinical and epidemiological approaches

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 68-78

  Magdol, Lynn ^a   Moffitt, Terrie E ^a   Caspi, Avshalom ^a   Newman, Denise L ^a   Fagan, Jeffrey ^b   Silva, Phil A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNEMPLOYMENT; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031016865     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.65.1.68     Document Type: Article

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