Parental alcohol use disorders and child delinquency: The mediating effects of executive functioning and chronic family stress

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-22

  Grekin, Emily R ^a   Brennan, Patricia A ^a,b   Hammen, Constance ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS;

EID: 15044346181     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2005.66.14     Document Type: Article

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