Interparental Agreement on Internalizing, Externalizing, and Total Behavior Problems: A Meta-analysis

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 435-453

  Duhig, Amy M ^a   Renk, Kimberly ^a   Epstein, Monica K ^a   Phares, Vicky ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's emotional and behavioral problems; Fathers; Interparental agreement; Meta analytic review; Mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038572114     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clipsy.7.4.435     Document Type: Article

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