Children's Coping with Marital Conflict and Their Adjustment and Physical Health: Vulnerability and Protective Functions

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 315-326

  Nicolotti, Linda ^a   El Sheikh, Mona ^a   Whitson, Stephanie M ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CONFLICT; CONTROL; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECORDING; SELF CONCEPT; SEX RATIO;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CHILD; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENTS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0141653985     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.17.3.315     Document Type: Article

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