Psychological Aggression by American Parents: National Data on Prevalence, Chronicity, and Severity

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 795-808

  Straus, Murray A ^a,b   Field, Carolyn J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Children; Gender; Parents; Psychological aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344927218     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2003.00795.x     Document Type: Review

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