Domestic violence, personal control, and gender

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 442-452

  Umberson, Debra ^a   Anderson, Kristin ^b   Glick, Jennifer ^c   Shapiro, Adam ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b DREW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Marital conflict; Mastery; Personal control; Wife abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039993397     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353860     Document Type: Article

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