Domestic violence, parents' view of their infant, and risk for child abuse

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 613-624

  McGuigan, William M ^b   Vuchinich, Samuel ^a   Pratt, Clara C ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PARENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MASS SCREENING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEGATIVISM; OREGON; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 0034547776     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.14.4.613     Document Type: Article

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