Repeating the errors of our parents?: Parental violence in men's family of origin and conflict management in dating couples

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 623-638

  Skuja, Kathy ^a   Halford, W Kim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggression; Communication; Dating; Family of origin

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUEENSLAND; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STUDENTS;

EID: 2442582718     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260504263874     Document Type: Article

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