Interdependencies among interparental discord and parenting practices: The role of adult vulnerability and relationship perturbations

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 773-797

  Davies, Patrick T ^a   Sturge Apple, Melissa L ^a   Cummings, E Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; CHILD; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 16644380484     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579404004778     Document Type: Article

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