Mothers' and fathers' depressive symptoms and conflict-resolution strategies in the marriage and children's externalizing and internalizing behaviors

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 227-239

  Marchand, Jennifer F ^a   Hock, Ellen ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict resolution strategies; Depressive symptoms; Externalizing and internalizing behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141642216     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: 19400896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221320309597979     Document Type: Article

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