Links between marital and parent-child interactions: Moderating role of husband-to-wife aggression

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 753-771

  Margolin, Gayla ^a   Gordis, Elana B ^a   Oliver, Pamella H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING; SPOUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; SPOUSE ABUSE; SPOUSES;

EID: 11144259006     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579404004766     Document Type: Article

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