Marital violence, co-parenting, and family-level processes in relation to children's adjustment

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 372-382

  Katz, Lynn Fainsilber ^a   Low, Sabina M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PEER GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PEER GROUP; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 2942558838     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.18.2.372     Document Type: Article

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