The Impact of Domestic Violence on the Maternal - Child Relationship and Preschool-Age Children's Functioning

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 275-287

  Levendosky, Alytia A ^b   Huth Bocks, Alissa C ^c   Shapiro, Deborah L ^a   Semel, Michael A ^c  

^a SHEPPARD PRATT HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0141431063     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.17.3.275     Document Type: Article

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