Diversity of children's immediate coping responses to witnessing domestic violence

Journal of Emotional Abuse

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 123-147

  Allen, Nicole E ^a   Wolf, Angela M ^a   Bybee, Deborah I ^a   Sullivan, Cris M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Children witnessing domestic violence; Coping strategies; Emotion focused coping; Passive and active coping; Problem focused coping

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; AGGRESSIVENESS; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; SCHOOL CHILD; WELLBEING; WITNESS;

EID: 0141459470     PISSN: 10926798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J135v03n01_06     Document Type: Article

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