Exposure to interparental conflict and psychological disorder among young adults

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-158

  Turner, Heather A ^a,b   Kopiec, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Interparental conflict; Mental health; Self esteem; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 32044445808     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X05280991     Document Type: Article

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