Intergenerational transmission of violence, self-control, and conjugal violence: A comparative analysis of physical violence and psychological aggression

Violence and Victims

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 301-316

  Avakame, Edem F ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL LEARNING; STRESS;

EID: 0031773530     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.13.3.301     Document Type: Article

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