Family processes and children's representations of parentification

Journal of Emotional Abuse

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 111-142

  Leon, Kim ^a   Rudy, Duane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Family drawings; Interparental conflict; Parentification; Representations; Role reversal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; COOPERATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHODYNAMICS; ROLE PLAYING; ROLE REVERSAL; STATISTICS; VERBAL HOSTILITY;

EID: 30044434107     PISSN: 10926798     EISSN: 15404714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J135v05n02_06     Document Type: Article

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