Hitting without a license: Testing explanations for differences in partner abuse between young adult daters and cohabitors

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-55

  Magdol, Lynn ^a   Moffitt, Terrie E ^b   Caspi, Avshalom ^b   Silva, Phil A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Dating; Intimate relationships; Partner abuse; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039992072     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353440     Document Type: Article

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